
Kelly Clarkson Picks Haley Reinhart to Win 'American Idol': "You Can Sing, Girl"

May 5 2011, Published 5:32 a.m. ET
Haley Reinhart blew the roof off during her performance of "House of the Rising Sun" last night on American Idol. Randy Jackson dubbed it the best performance of the show and former Idol winner Kelly Clarkson was so blown away that she turned to Twitter to support Haley and her powerhouse vocals.
Kelly shared on Twitter after last night's show:
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It's great to see the Idol alum supporting the girls in the competition!
Watch Haley's powerhouse performance below. Do you think she has a shot to win the competition? What about Lauren Alaina? Sound-off in the comments!