Kelly Clarkson Saved Her Most-Requested Kellyoke For The Very End — And Suddenly, “Golden” Felt Like More Than Just Another Cover. After seven seasons and more than 1,200 episodes, Kelly tackled the song’s soaring notes in its original key for her final performance. But the biggest moment wasn’t simply how high she could sing. It was knowing that when the last note ended, an entire chapter was ending with it. She didn’t just say goodbye. She sang it.

Kelly Clarkson gave her Emmy-winning talk show a memorable farewell by ending its seven-season run with a song fans had been asking her to perform more than any other.

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During Monday’s series finale of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the Grammy-winning singer took on Golden, the Academy Award-winning song from KPop Demon Hunters. Before beginning the performance, Clarkson revealed that it had become the most-requested Kellyoke song throughout the show’s seven-season run.

Kelly Clarkson delivers jaw-dropping 'Golden' Kellyoke on show finale

Clarkson knew the song would not be easy. Golden features some incredibly high notes, but the singer decided to take on the challenge in the song’s original key.

“That is a very high song,” Clarkson admitted before performing it. “I was like, ‘Let’s go for it!’”

She then delivered a powerful performance that quickly caught the attention of viewers online.

Watch her performance below

EJAE, who wrote and performed Golden for the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, shared Clarkson’s performance on social media and praised the singer.

“So honored,” EJAE wrote. “U absolutely killed it.”

Lin-Manuel Miranda also reacted to the performance, joking that Clarkson had “healed the honmoon” by herself, a reference to the popular Netflix animated movie.

But Golden was not the only special musical moment during the finale.

The episode also featured a Kelly by Request segment, giving fans the chance to select songs from Clarkson’s own catalog. She performed several of her biggest hits, including Since U Been Gone, Sober, Stronger and Piece by Piece.

Clarkson also performed her new song I’d Be Lyin’ live for the first time. The track is expected to serve as the lead single from her upcoming 11th studio album.

What Kelly Clarkson Said in Final Moments of 'The Kelly Clarkson Show's Last Episode

After seven seasons and more than 1,200 episodes, The Kelly Clarkson Show officially came to an end. The daytime series won 24 Daytime Emmy Awards and received 11 additional nominations during its final season.

Clarkson has performed more than 800 Kellyoke covers throughout the show’s run, making music one of the biggest parts of the program’s identity.

She said goodbye to the show alongside her two children, River and Remy. Clarkson has previously explained that her children were one of the reasons she decided it was time to move on.

Still, she made it clear that leaving the talk show does not mean leaving the spotlight.

Kelly Clarkson says goodbye to her talk show after a successful 7-year run

“This isn’t goodbye,” Clarkson previously wrote when announcing her departure. She promised to continue making music, performing live and appearing on The Voice from time to time.

After seven years of unforgettable guests and hundreds of Kellyoke performances, Clarkson chose a song fans had been waiting to hear for years to help bring the show to its final note.

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