Original American Idol performs “People Like Us” on the results show

Apr 12, 2013 14:28 GMT  ·  By
Kelly Clarkson won the first season of American Idol and has been on a roll ever since
   Kelly Clarkson won the first season of American Idol and has been on a roll ever since

They don’t call her the original American Idol for nothing. The other night on the results show, Kelly Clarkson returned “home” for an amazing live performance – just what she’s accustomed us to.

Check it out in full below.

Perhaps even better than her flawless live rendition of “People Like Us” was the short moment she and judge Mariah Carey shared at the end of it, when Kelly totally geeked out at Mariah.

The two exchanged pleasantries and were super nice to each other, which definitely made Kelly’s night. She tweeted to Mariah afterwards, ““seriously girl, you have no idea how cool tonight was for me!”

As I already noted today, the show ended with Lazaro Arbos’ elimination, which means that this year’s top 5 on American Idol are all women. That’s a first, by the way.