Kelly Clarkson belts out rocking cover of '99 Red Balloons' by Nena

Publish Date
Sunday, 13 March 2022, 10:08AM

Kelly Clarkson is the queen of covers!

Kicking off Friday's episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the American Idol winner belted out a rocking cover of Nena's hit song '99 Red Balloons.'

For her rendition, the 39-year-old singer showed off her vocal versatility between both the loud and soft moments, at one point belting out a stunning 8-second long high note.

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Released in 1983 during the Cold War, '99 Red Balloons' has long been interpreted as an anti-war anthem.

The song, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 23 weeks on the chart in 1984, was originally sung in German and titled '99 Luftballons.'

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