Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American
singer-songwriter, actress, author, and television personality. She
rose to fame in 2002 after winning the first season of American Idol,
which earned her a record deal with RCA Records. Clarkson's debut
single, "A Moment Like This", topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart
and became the country's best-selling single of 2002. It was followed
by the release of her debut studio album, Thankful (2003), which
debuted atop the US Billboard 200. Trying to reinvent her image,
Clarkson parted ways with Idol management and shifted to pop rock
music for her second album, Breakaway (2004). After numerous top 40
radio number-one singles, such as "Since U Been Gone" and "Because of
You", the album sold over 12 million copies worldwide and earned
Clarkson two Grammy Awards.She took further creative control for her
third album, My December (2007), by becoming the executive producer
and co-writing the entire album. However, her label was dissatisfied
with her darker rock music and promoted the album reluctantly.
Clarkson returned to the top of the charts with her more
mainstream-oriented fourth album, All I Ever Wanted (2009). Its lead
single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", holds the record for the
biggest jump to number one on the Hot 100 chart. Her fifth studio
album, Stronger (2011), made Clarkson the first artist to win the
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album twice. It spawned her third Hot
100 number-one single "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)". She became
the first American female artist to achieve the best-selling holiday
album of the year with Wrapped in Red (2013). Following the release of
her third number-one album Piece by Piece (2015), Clarkson concluded
her contract with RCA Records and signed with Atlantic Records in
2016. Her soul-influenced eighth album, Meaning of Life (2017), hit
number two on the Billboard 200 and garnered her a record fifth Grammy
nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album.Clarkson has sold over 25 million
albums and 45 million singles worldwide. She has had 28 songs on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, with three number one songs and eleven in the
Top 10. Her accolades include three Grammy Awards, three MTV Video
Music Awards, four American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music
Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Billboard has hailed Clarkson as
"one of pop music's greatest singers" and honored her with the
Powerhouse Award for her vocals. Clarkson became the first artist in
history to top each of Billboard's pop, adult contemporary, adult pop,
country, and dance charts. She was ranked nineteenth on VH1's list of
100 Greatest Women in Music. Clarkson also ventured into film,
television, and writing children's books. She serves as a coach on the
competition series The Voice and hosts the talk show The Kelly
Clarkson Show.
singer-songwriter, actress, author, and television personality. She
rose to fame in 2002 after winning the first season of American Idol,
which earned her a record deal with RCA Records. Clarkson's debut
single, "A Moment Like This", topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart
and became the country's best-selling single of 2002. It was followed
by the release of her debut studio album, Thankful (2003), which
debuted atop the US Billboard 200. Trying to reinvent her image,
Clarkson parted ways with Idol management and shifted to pop rock
music for her second album, Breakaway (2004). After numerous top 40
radio number-one singles, such as "Since U Been Gone" and "Because of
You", the album sold over 12 million copies worldwide and earned
Clarkson two Grammy Awards.She took further creative control for her
third album, My December (2007), by becoming the executive producer
and co-writing the entire album. However, her label was dissatisfied
with her darker rock music and promoted the album reluctantly.
Clarkson returned to the top of the charts with her more
mainstream-oriented fourth album, All I Ever Wanted (2009). Its lead
single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", holds the record for the
biggest jump to number one on the Hot 100 chart. Her fifth studio
album, Stronger (2011), made Clarkson the first artist to win the
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album twice. It spawned her third Hot
100 number-one single "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)". She became
the first American female artist to achieve the best-selling holiday
album of the year with Wrapped in Red (2013). Following the release of
her third number-one album Piece by Piece (2015), Clarkson concluded
her contract with RCA Records and signed with Atlantic Records in
2016. Her soul-influenced eighth album, Meaning of Life (2017), hit
number two on the Billboard 200 and garnered her a record fifth Grammy
nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album.Clarkson has sold over 25 million
albums and 45 million singles worldwide. She has had 28 songs on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, with three number one songs and eleven in the
Top 10. Her accolades include three Grammy Awards, three MTV Video
Music Awards, four American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music
Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Billboard has hailed Clarkson as
"one of pop music's greatest singers" and honored her with the
Powerhouse Award for her vocals. Clarkson became the first artist in
history to top each of Billboard's pop, adult contemporary, adult pop,
country, and dance charts. She was ranked nineteenth on VH1's list of
100 Greatest Women in Music. Clarkson also ventured into film,
television, and writing children's books. She serves as a coach on the
competition series The Voice and hosts the talk show The Kelly
Clarkson Show.
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