Sam Smith and Kelly Clarkson Break the Internet With Stunning “Breakaway” Duet on ‘Kelly Clarkson Show’ - Decider

Sam Smith and Kelly Clarkson broke the net with a peculiar duet of “Breakaway” connected The Kelly Clarkson Show.

The popular vocalist uses her “Kellyoke” conception to sing covers of fashionable songs from crossed the genres – and she’s typically solo. But, connected October 11, Clarkson welcomed Smith to the signifier to articulation her and the 2 harmonized connected a rendition of her critically acclaimed single, “Breakaway”.

Fans were instantly obsessed – and didn’t adjacent request Clarkson enactment successful duets much often – they were conscionable relishing successful the epic collaboration. One Twitter idiosyncratic wrote, “I’m feeling susceptible truthful I would similar to admit the following: I conscionable cried watching Kelly Clarkson and Sam Smith duet to Breakaway.”

Another said, “Sam Smith x Kelly Clarkson is the collaboration I ne'er caller [sic] I needed.”

“Has anyone other seen Kelly Clarkson and Sam Smith singing Breakaway together?!!! Chills,” tweeted a third.

Smith, who uses they/them pronouns, shared a heartfelt connection to the TV big connected his Instagram stories. They wrote, “Singing with you @kellyclarkson was thing that I volition ne'er get over. When I was a troubled and confused teen I would beryllium successful my country listening to your medium and imagination of what beingness could beryllium like.”

They continued, “Your dependable and your songs healed maine successful truthful galore ways. So to sing Breakaway with you was v [very] affectional for me.” Smith besides thanked Clarkson for her “kindness and for sharing [her] superpowers with america all.”

Clarkson’s deed azygous is famously featured connected the soundtrack for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and is the rubric way of her 2004 popular album, which besides includes the songs, “Since U Been Gone”, “Behind These Hazel Eyes”, and “Walk Away”. The medium won Clarkson 2 awards astatine the 48th Grammy Awards, with 1 being Best Pop Vocal Album. The medium was followed with My December and All I’ve Ever Wanted.

Recently, Clarkson has been dominating her tv appearances arsenic she has been judging The Voice since 2018, her namesake daytime speech amusement since 2019, and American Song Contest since 2022. Clarkson released an EP earlier this twelvemonth with six standout “Kellyoke” covers, including “Happier Than Ever” (originally by Billie Eilish) and Fake Plastic Trees (originally by Radiohead).

Now, chop chop, let’s get “Breakaway” connected Spotify.