Kelly Clarkson

American singer-songwriter

Photo by: Stephen Schester/Carlin Leslie · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:April 24, 1982

Age:44

Zodiac Sign:Taurus

Height:1.63 m (5′4″)

Children:2

Born in:Burleson, United States

Residence:Hendersonville, United States

Languages:American English

Recording Artist Pop Singer Children's Writer Composer Singer Actor Musician Singer-songwriter Writer Film Actor Voice Actor Reality Television Participant Talk Show Host

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Links

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Famous For

Movies & TV

From Justin to KellyWorld IdolThe Voice (U.S. season 17)Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music TaleDuets

Books

River Rose and the Magical LullabyRiver Rose and the Magical Christmas

Songs & Albums

BreakawayBecause of YouMy DecemberAll I Ever WantedStronger

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (2022)Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment (2022)Hollywood Walk of Fame (2022)Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment (2021)Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (2020)

Kelly Clarkson

American singer-songwriter

Biography

Kelly Brianne (born Kelly Brianne Clarkson, April 24, 1982), known professionally as Kelly Clarkson, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Rising to fame after winning the first season of American Idol, she has established a multi-decade career in music and television and is credited with having a lasting impact on televised talent shows. Known as a vocal powerhouse and versatile performer, she was ranked one of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. Signed to RCA Records in 2002, Clarkson released her chart-topping debut single, "A Moment Like This", which became the best-selling single of the year in the US. Her R&B and gospel-influenced debut album, Thankful (2003), entered the US Billboard 200 at number one. Clarkson shifted genres to pop rock for Breakaway (2004), one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century. Its singles "Since U Been Gone" and "Behind These Hazel Eyes" were among the top ten charted songs of 2005 in the US, while "Because of You" topped the charts in Europe. After the lukewarm reception to My December (2007), with its darker rock music, Clarkson returned to radio-friendly pop rock sounds with All I Ever Wanted (2009) and Stronger (2011), which each produced number-one singles "My Life Would Suck Without You" and "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", respectively. Clarkson ventured into Christmas music with Wrapped in Red (2013), which became the best-selling holiday album of the year and featured "Underneath the Tree", American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)'s most popular Christmas song released in the 21st century. Following the release of the number-one album Piece by Piece (2015), she signed with Atlantic Records and recorded three further albums titled Meaning of Life (2017), When Christmas Comes Around... (2021), and Chemistry (2023), with the latter serving as her final release on a major label. Clarkson returned to television as a coach on The Voice for ten seasons between 2018 and 2026. She remains the female coach with the most winning contestants (four) in the show's history. From 2019 to 2026, she hosted her own talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show. With over 82 million records sold worldwide, Clarkson is one of the world's best-selling music artists. She has received various accolades, including three Grammy Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, four American Music Awards, eight Daytime Emmy Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Billboard ranked her as the Top Female Artist of 2005 and the 11th most successful female artist of the 21st century. Clarkson's first seven studio albums generated a total of 12 top-ten hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart between 2002 and 2024, as well as 10 top-ten singles in the UK, Canada, and Australia. Having a crossover appeal on various radio formats, she became the first act in history to top each of Billboard's pop, adult contemporary, country, and dance airplay charts. VH1 ranked her nineteenth on their list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music.

This biography uses content from the Wikipedia article “Kelly Clarkson”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Quotes

“I'm usually barefoot. That's how I'm most comfortable. I like my feet to be on the ground. I like to jump around, I like to fly across the stage.”

— From Entertainment Weekly, December 24, 2003

“This sad story always ends the same Me standing in the pouring rain.”

— "The Trouble with Love Is", written by Clarkson, Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken

“She looked in the mirror and thought today 'What happened to miss no-longer-afraid?”

— "Miss Independent", written by Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Rhett Lawrence, and Matt Morris

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Kelly Clarkson", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Kelly Clarkson poses for a photo with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lauren Montoya of Team SOCOM at the DoD Warrior Games, June 2, 2018, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Warrior Games are an annual event, established in 2010, to introduce wounded, ill and injured service members to adaptive sports as a way to enhance their recovery and rehabilitation. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)

The 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games Opening Ceremonies featured the introduction of athletes, the lighting of the Games torch and a concert by Kelly Clarkson at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. June 2, 2018. The Warrior Games are a Paralympic-style annual competition, established in 2010, to provide adaptive sports opportunities for wounded, ill and injured service members from all U.S. service branches and international military teams. (DOD Photo By: Marc Piscotty)

Singer Kelly Clarkson heads to the viewing platform where she will perform My Country, 'Tis of Thee during the 57th Presidential Inauguration held at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2013. Barack H. Obama was elected to a second term as President of the United States on November 6, 2012. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Kathy Reesey/Released)

CHICAGO (July 01,2017) - Pop artist Kelly Clarkson entertains warrior athletes and their families at Soldier Field during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Opening Ceremony. The DoD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to compete in Paralympic-style sports including archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalia E. Briggs)

CHICAGO (July 1, 2017) - Kelly Clarkson performs during the opening ceremony for the 2017 DoD Warrior Games. The DoD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to compete in Paralympic-style sports including archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Alexandria Rockford)

CHICAGO (July 01,2017) - Pop artist Kelly Clarkson speaks with Vice Adm. Mary M. Jackson commander Navy Installations Command before the opening ceremony of the 2017 Warrior Games. The DoD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to compete in Paralympic-style sports including archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalia E. Briggs)

Singer Kelly Clarkson poses with Sailors outside of the "Good Morning America" studio in Times Square, New York, March 3. The Sailors were there celebrating the centennial of the U.S. Navy Reserve. The Navy Reserve celebrates 100 years of service in the nation’s defense in 2015. Ready now. Ready then. Ready always. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephen M. Votaw/Released)

CHICAGO (July 1, 2017) Kelly Clarkson performs during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games opening ceremony at Soldier Field. The DoD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to compete in Paralympic-style sports including archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Alexandria Rockford)

Kelly Clarkson performs during the Closing Ceremony for the 2017 Invictus Games at Air Canada Centre in Toronto on September 30, 2017. The Invictus Games, established by Prince Harry in 2014, brings together wounded and injured veterans from 17 nations for 12 adaptive sporting events, including track and field, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, swimming, sitting volleyball, and new to the 2017 games, golf. (DoD photo by Roger L. Wollenberg)