Kelly Clarkson: Before Your Love

I really appreciate that Kelly is able to sing without the super airy quality of softer tones that so many artists employ. She does have some belting she employs for the choruses, but I don't think she overdoes it, which is refreshing.
She seems to be missing the second half of the diphthong on many of the "ah" vowels {except for the word "shine"}. Her consonants also seem to be missing several times and I probably wouldn't know what she was saying if it were not for the lyrics. But she executes the notes so well and has such obvious control.

Kelly Clarkson: "God Bless America"

Kelly Clarkson singing "God Bless America"

The words "beside" and "guide" sound as though they are only "ah" vowels, which isn't exactly the case. These arel diphthong vowels and require the second vowel to make them really pure.

I love her "oh" vowels, as in "home" and "foam".They are perfectly deep for this purpose and have some good clarity.

I don't love her last note as it sounds strained and forced and doesn't lend itself to very much color.

All in all, a quick example of some good vowels & some not so good vowels.