Kelly Clarkson is a team mom.
Speaking with PEOPLE ahead of The Voice live shows on Monday, Nov. 9, the “Since U Been Gone” singer opened up about the advice she gave her contestants for stepping into live TV.
“I’ve been doing live TV since I was 19 years old, so for me it doesn’t feel different,” Clarkson, 44, says, adding that she “keeps the same energy” for The Voice live shows.
For her remaining contestants, Clarkson advised them to go out there and have fun.
“I know this sounds dark and I don’t mean it to. I mean it to sound so beautiful and in the moment and present, but you just don’t know how long you have on this planet. We’re artists, enjoy the moment,” she says. “You might mess up and that’s okay, as long as people want to watch people being incredible at what they do.”
The “Breakaway” singer adds, “I didn’t want them to be so nervous. It sounds really cheesy but really being present in the moment like, ‘Hey this is a really special thing that you’re getting to do right now. Really take that in.’”
“I’m such a mom,” she concludes.
Last week, each coach was tasked with choosing three contestants to move to the live shows during Cut Week. Clarkson chose Anna McElroy, Brianna Cameron and Koumba Diallo.
After last week’s episode, viewers had the opportunity to vote one remaining contestant into the live shows — and Clarkson’s contestant Kyle Davis came out on top.
Looking back on Cut Week, Clarkson says the decisions were “extremely difficult” for her. “I could have picked other people and still fared well in this competition. It just comes down to everybody being so different and what song they picked and what they showed me and who I think strategically in a competition is gonna do really well and thrive in this setting.”
The Voice live shows will continue on Monday, Nov. 16.
Source – People
