A moment like this only happens once: Kelly Clarksonon Sept. 4, 2002 was crowned the very first “American Idol” winner followed by ridiculous amounts of confetti.
The show had been building over the summer, starting with 10 million viewers but ending with more than 23 million viewers, a summer phenomenon that turned into an annual rite for another 10 seasons. It changed the way we looked at competitive reality TV. It brought usRyan Seacrest and Simon Cowell. It made many people very very wealthy – including Clarkson herself.
It has kept me duly employed the past decade (though not very very wealthy.) I bow to the legacy that is “Idol,” even as it struggles to find its footing with too many competitors and a desperate need for “star power.”
And thank you Kelly Clarkson for a decade’s worth of great music. You even made “A Moment Like This” work, in all its treacly glory.
Watch Kelly Win American Idol Again:
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