If you haven’t cried at least once to Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s song “Shallow,” then you don’t have a heart. I’m kidding, but the tune, which appears in their movie A Star Is Born and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song, is full of emotion, power, and soul. So much so that it’s spawned dozens and dozens of covers—a few by some very famous people. Granted, most of the renditions are from Gaga’s legion of Little Monsters, but a few A-listers have put their paws up for “Shallow.”

From Kelly Clarkson to Lea Michele, let’s have a look at just a few of the celebrities who are off the deep end for this song.

The best way to survive a workout? Belting “Shallow” the entire time, apparently. Seriously, though, Kate Hudson can sing—which, if you’ve seen Nine, you already knew that.

Jonas posted his cover of “Shallow” to Instagram on Friday, February 22 (uploaded by Priyanka Chopra, of course). It’s soft and subtle, relying only on Jonas’ muted guitar strums and his even more muted vocals. Have a listen for yourself, below.

The 17-year-old newcomer was one of 30,000 people to audition for Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story. She ultimately landed the role of Maria, which is when the Internet discovered her stunning cover of “Shallow.” Watch 30 seconds of it, and you’ll see why Spielberg jumped at the chance to cast her.

Tsui is known for his YouTube covers, but his take on “Shallow” truly raises the bar. He tackles both the Gaga and Cooper parts here with style and aplomb, and his sugary vocals give the song a poppier vibe than what’s done in A Star Is Born.

The only thing more beautiful than Clarkson’s cover of “Shallow” is how she talked about Gaga before performing it. “I love artists. I know there’s a lot of competition always with artists in the industry, but there’s a lot of us that just dig each other and really get inspired by each other and what they’re doing,” she said. “And this chick is amazing. We’re really different, but at the same time, we’re really similar in the fact that she just loves music, and that’s why she’s doing what she’s doing.”

Michele was one of the first celebrities to post about her love for A Star Is Born in October, so it’s only fitting she and Darren Criss covered the song on their tour. “Tonight.. Shallow. This was my dream,” Michele tweeted about her performance, which she and Criss repeated several times on tour. Their vocals are certainly dream-like.

OK, so this is technically a parody, but it still counts. Corden and Keys riffed off “Shallow” as a way to tee up her Grammys-hosting gig, and the result is pure hilarity. And incredible vocals, of course. I mean, this is Alicia Keys.

Why, yes, it is possible to do a cover of your own song. Gaga’s arrangement of “Shallow” at the 2019 Grammys is completely different than how she sang it in A Star Is Born. In lieu of a stripped-down look and vocals, Gaga went full-on glam-pop, incorporating many of the elements that made her a pop phenomenon back in 2008.

We couldn’t do this list without including the first time Gaga and Cooper reprised “Shallow” outside of the movie. It happened in late January during Gaga’s Vegas residency, Enigma. “Shallow” is always the encore, but fans (and, let’s face it, the world) received a special treat that particular evening. If anything, this performance gave us so many great memes.

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