VIDEO: Watch Kelly Clarkson Channel Etta James in Her Very First AMERICAN IDOL Audition
One young Texan singer did manage to steal the hearts of judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell - Miss Kelly Clarkson.
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