 Archuleta 's competing on Star Search was preceded by an appearance on The Jenny Jones Show , meeting the finalists from American Idol 's first season , for whom he performed a spontaneous a cappella rendition of " And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going " from Dreamgirls . He received praise from Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson , and the episode led to appearances on CBS 's The Early Show . The year after Star Search , he found out he had partial vocal paralysis but declined risky surgery and has said he feels he is almost fully recovered . He limited his singing for specific occasions like Stadium of Fire , the Independence Day celebration at Brigham Young University Stadium . 
