kelly clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson rose to fame after winning the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.
Clarkson has released four albums to date under RCA Records: her double-platinum debut album Thankful (2003), her multi-platinum second album Breakaway (2004) (which won two Grammy Awards), My December (2007), and her latest album All I Ever Wanted (2009) (which was nominated for a Grammy Award). Her albums have sold over 10.5 million copies in the United States. Clarkson is the only American Idol contestant to have reached number one in the UK. She claimed number one on March 1, 2009, when "My Life Would Suck Without You" debuted number one on downloads alone.[2] Clarkson is also ranked on the top 200 album sellers of the Nielsen SoundScan era at number 187.
Early life
Clarkson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up in the small town of Burleson, a suburb of Fort Worth. She is the third and youngest child of Jeanne Rose, a first grade English teacher of Greek descent, and Stephen Michael Clarkson, a former engineer of Welsh extraction.Music career
2002–03: American Idol and World Idol
American Idol season 1 performances and results
| Week # | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order # | Result |
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| Audition | N/A | "Express Yourself" "At Last" | Madonna Etta James | N/A | Advanced |
| Top 121 | Hollywood round 1 | "Respect" | Otis Redding | ||
| Top 65 | Hollywood round 2 | "I Say a Little Prayer" | Dionne Warwick | ||
| Top 45 | Hollywood round 3 | "Save The Best For Last" | Vanessa L. Williams | ||
| Top 30 | Semifinal/Group 2 | "Respect" | Otis Redding | 9 | |
| Top 10 | Motown | "You're All I Need to Get By" | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | 8 | Safe |
| Top 8 | 1960s | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Aretha Franklin | 5 | |
| Top 7 | 1970s | "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" | Ben E. King | ||
| Top 6 | Big Band | "Stuff Like That There" | Betty Hutton | 6 | |
| Top 5 | Burt Bacharach Love Songs | "Walk On By" | Dionne Warwick | 1 | |
| Top 4 | 1980s 1990s | "It's Raining Men" "I Surrender" | The Weather Girls Celine Dion | 3 7 | |
| Top 3 | Judges' Choice Idol's Choice | "Without You" "Think Twice" | Badfinger Celine Dion | 3 6 | |
| Top 2 | Finale | "A Moment Like This" "Respect" "Before Your Love" | Kelly Clarkson Otis Redding Kelly Clarkson | 2 4 6 | Winner |
World Idol performance and results
| Song choice | Germany | Australia | Pan-Arabia | Canada | Netherlands | South Africa | Poland | USA | Belgium | UK | Norway | Total | Result |
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| "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 97 | Runner-up |
2003–04: Thankful
2004–06: Breakaway
2006–08: My December
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2008–10: All I Ever Wanted
2010–present: Fifth studio album
On March 15, 2011, Kelly Clarkson announced via Facebook that "I recently found out that my album won't be coming out until September...The album has been recorded but I can't release it until then. I realize that is a long time but that's the best time to release it apparently, so I'm sorry for the wait but I promise you it sounds great!". Claude Kelly, Clarkson's producer and co-writter, said to MTV news that "They(Record Company) want to make sure that the arena is clean for Kelly Clarkson's return, 'cause when she comes back, she always comes back pretty big. They want to make sure when her first single comes out, there's nothing out there that's competing with it. I don't know for sure, but Kelly always does it big, so when it comes out, the fans will be happy and she'll sing her butt off and it'll be good times."
Collaborations
Clarkson performed "What Hurts the Most" with Rascal Flatts at the ACM Awards in 2006 and returned again to sing a duet with Reba McEntire in 2007. This was her second performance on a country music award show, even though she is in the pop/rock genre. Along with her performance with Rascal Flatts, Clarkson also performed "Cigarettes", with the country duo The Wreckers during one of their shows in Texas.
Discography
Main article: Kelly Clarkson discography
- Thankful (2003)
- Breakaway (2004)
- My December (2007)
- All I Ever Wanted (2009)
Awards
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
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| 2002 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | as an extra (uncredited) | "The Whole Ball Of Wax" |
| That '80s Show | "Valentine's Day" (S1, Ep2) | ||
| Issues 101 | Crystal (as an extra) | Theatrical Film | |
| MADtv | Herself / Skits | Season 8, Ep 1 | |
| 2003 | From Justin to Kelly | Kelly Taylor | Theatrical Film |
| American Dreams | Brenda Lee | "And Promises To Keep" | |
| 2004 | "Tidings of Comfort and Joy" | ||
| King of the Hill | Herself / Dawn | "Stressed For Success" | |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live | Herself / Skits / Musical Guest | Host – Jason Bateman |
| Damage Control | Herself | Season 1, Ep. 1 | |
| 2007 | Reba | Kelly | "As We Forgive Those" |
| 2009 | Saturday Night Live | Herself / Musical Guest | Host – Tracy Morgan |
