The singer recently opened up about how her absentee father and supportive husband both inspired her emotional single.
The 33-year-old singer says her emotional 'American Idol' performance comes from her own experience with abandonment.
Kelly's tears during her 'American Idol' return came from a very real place.
After the show, Ryan Seacrest couldn't help but get nostalgic about Clarkson's 2002 win on the show.
"It seems like it wasn't that long ago," Seacrest tells ET.
Kelly Clarkson made her emotional return to the American Idol stage and reduced the judges to tears with her heartbreaking performance of 'Piece by Piece.'
The judge opened up about his tear-soaked reaction to Clarkson's deeply personal song performance on Thursday's 'American Idol.'
The singer opened up to ET about why he sobbed during the former champ's heartbreaking performance on Thursday's show.
After the former 'American Idol' champ sang her emotional new song, the entire audience was brought to tears.
The first 'Idol' champ made her triumphant return to the singing competition on Thursday.
It's mother-daughter bonding time at the happiest place on earth!
Pregnant Kelly Clarkson took her daughter, River Rose, to meet Cinderella at Disneyland.
On Tuesday, the singer announced she's officially a children's book author.
Kelly Clarkson is an author!
