Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
Watch Kelly Clarkson’s spirited cover of Bloc Party’s ‘Like Eating Glass’
nme.comKelly Clarkson performed a cover of Bloc Party’s 2004 single ‘Like Eating Glass’ on Monday’s (November 27) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show.
The performance is part of the American Idol alum’s tradition of opening her talk show with a cover song. While most of Clarkson’s song choices tend to favour chart-topping stars, including Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Vampire’, Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ and Selena Gomez ‘Lose You To Love Me’, she opened the November 27 episode with post-punk revival stalwarts Bloc Party’s ‘Like Eating Glass’, the opening track of their breakout 2004 debut LP, ‘Silent Alarm’.With her and her band decked out in all-black outfits and leather jackets, Clarkson delivers an impassioned take of the track, her powerhouse vocals soaring upon Kele Okereke’s iconic opening lyric: “It’s so cold in this house”.Watch Kelly Clarkson’s cover of ‘Like Eating Glass’ below:The cover is Clarkson’s latest attempt at an alternative classic.
In January, the ‘Since U Been Gone’ powerhouse opened her show with Arctic Monkeys’ ‘AM’ opener ‘Do I Wanna Know’ and Blink-182’s ‘Enema Of The State’ standout, ‘All The Small Things’.
In the past, she has covered Soundgarden’s ‘Black Hole Sun’, The Smiths’ ‘How Soon Is Now?’, and Radiohead’s ‘Exit Music (For A Film)’.Bloc Party’s latest release was their July 2023 EP, ‘The High Life’, which features the KennyHoopla-featuring ‘Keep It Rolling’, the quartet’s first ever collaboration.
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