Watch a side-by-side clip of Carrie Underwood going from winning the competition to judging on ‘American Idol’ (Exclusive)

Carrie Underwood has an emotional full-circle moment.

In one clip premiere exclusively with PEOPLE on Wednesday, December 18, the country superstar captures the moment as she arrives at the judges’ table on American Idol – 20 years after winning the show himself.

In the opening of the clip, a 21-year-old Underwood sits in the waiting room before her audition. Then the video flashes to Underwood, now 41, walking into the audition room as a judge.

In the flashback, Underwood is wearing her audition number, a pink top and jeans, when someone asks if she’s nervous – to which she responds “a little bit”.

Then an emotional Underwood walks into the current audition room and pulls up his chair at the judges’ table. A flashback clip then shows her sweet reaction to finding out she “went to Hollywood.”

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After taking a moment to herself, Underwood is joined at the table by other judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.

“I can’t believe it. Twenty years ago I was standing on a stage like this,” says the “Before He Cheats” singer.

“And now you’re sitting here with us,” replies Richie, 75, before Bryan, 48, adds, “That’s the power of American Idol.”

Host Ryan Seacrest then goes to the table and asks the judges, “So let’s change some lives together?”

“Let’s do this,” Underwood — who won the fourth season of Idol back in 2005 — says with a smile.

The end of the video shows a sneak peek of this season’s emotional auditions, where a young woman tells Underwood that she is her “inspiration”.

Season 23 of American Idol premieres Sunday, March 9 on ABC.

The “Cowboy Casanova” singer was announced as Katy Perry’s replacement in the reality singing show on Good morning America on 1 August.

The announcement included a sweet video of Underwood making her way from her hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma to audition for the show two decades ago.

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“I remember being at home in our little house and seeing on TV that there were auditions in St. Louis,” she said in the clip. “My mom said, ‘If you want to go, I’ll drive you.’ “

“I went from nobody knowing my name to tens of thousands of people watching the show,” she added.

Meanwhile, in August, Bryan shared a piece of advice for the new judge during an interview with a radio host in Seattle Gabe Mercer.

“Up with his therapist,” Bryan joked in a TikTok Posted by Mercer. “If she has a therapist, she’ll probably have to go double to deal with me and Lionel.”

“Maybe I should credit her,” he added. “Do therapists make gift cards where I can call her therapist and give her a coupon?”

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