Kelly Clarkson has said that she's a fan of One Direction and thinks they have the ability to have long careers in the music industry because of their talent. And if there's anybody who knows a thing or two about lasting in the music industry after starting on a singing competition show, it's Kelly Clarkson.
"It's funny when people ask 'why do you have longevity when coming from a signing show and other people don't', I just think it depends on the artist," Kelly told omg! recently.
"I just think the definition of being successful is just that you've got to have the talent to back it up. I think they [One Direction] are all very talented."
You may or may not know that Kelly actually has a connection to the One Direction boys, she wrote their song "Tell Me A Lie" from their debut album, Up All Night. But before she would consider giving the song to the boys she had to make sure they were worthy of having it.
"It's funny when people ask 'why do you have longevity when coming from a signing show and other people don't', I just think it depends on the artist," Kelly told omg! recently.
"I just think the definition of being successful is just that you've got to have the talent to back it up. I think they [One Direction] are all very talented."
You may or may not know that Kelly actually has a connection to the One Direction boys, she wrote their song "Tell Me A Lie" from their debut album, Up All Night. But before she would consider giving the song to the boys she had to make sure they were worthy of having it.
"Before nobody in America knew who One Direction was because they were on X Factor over here [the UK]," she said. "I remember getting a call from my publisher and her being like, 'hey there's this group and they were kind of put together by Simon [Cowell] and they're called One Direction and they're kind of into one of your songs,' and I was like, 'Hmm, I wanna hear them'."
"Because those are your babies what you write," the "Stronger" star continued. "I YouTubed them and found all these videos of them actually singing live and they're very talented, that's the key thing."
She continued: "That's what I was excited about so was like 'yeah cool, take the song,' so they put it on their record and then they started blowing up in America."
Isn't that nice? It's always nice to see talented people supporting other talented people. You watch Kelly's entire interview with omg! below where she talks about American Idol, One Direction, and the key to success in the music industry.
"Because those are your babies what you write," the "Stronger" star continued. "I YouTubed them and found all these videos of them actually singing live and they're very talented, that's the key thing."
She continued: "That's what I was excited about so was like 'yeah cool, take the song,' so they put it on their record and then they started blowing up in America."
Isn't that nice? It's always nice to see talented people supporting other talented people. You watch Kelly's entire interview with omg! below where she talks about American Idol, One Direction, and the key to success in the music industry.
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