Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Brianne born April 24 1982 known professionally as Kelly Clarkson is an American singer songwriter actress author and television personality She rose to fame after winning the first season of American Idol in 2002 which earned her a record deal with RCA Her debut single A Moment Like This topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and became the countrys best selling single of 2002 It was included on her debut studio album Thankful 2003 which debuted atop the Billboard 200 Trying to reinvent her image Clarkson parted ways with Idol management and shifted to pop rock for her second studio album Breakaway 2004 Supported by four US topten singles the title track Since U Been Gone Behind These Hazel Eyes and Because of You Breakaway sold over 12 million copies worldwide and won two Grammy Awards Clarkson took further creative control for her third studio album My December 2007 cowriting all of its tracks and becoming its executive producer However her label was dissatisfied with the albums darker rock music and promoted it reluctantly Clarksons fourth and fifth studio albums All I Ever Wanted 2009 and Stronger 2011 returned to a lighter tone and pop rock sound with the former becoming her second US numberone album and the latter making her the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album twice Both albums spawned a Hot 100 numberone single My Life Would Suck Without You which holds the record for the biggest jump to number one in the charts history and Stronger What Doesnt Kill You which became her bestselling single worldwide Clarkson then became the first American female artist to release the bestselling Christmas album of the year with Wrapped in Red 2013 Her seventh studio album Piece by Piece 2015 debuted at numberone in the US while its title track reached the top ten After leaving RCA and signing with Atlantic in 2016 Clarkson released her soulinfluenced eighth album Meaning of Life 2017 which was promoted by her highestgrossing tour to date She went on to release her ninth studio album and second Christmas album When Christmas Comes Around 2021 Clarkson has sold over 25 million albums and 45 million singles worldwide She has 11 topten singles in the US and nine topten singles in the UK Canada and Australia She became the first artist in history to top each of Billboards pop adult contemporary adult pop country and dance charts Clarkson also served as a coach on The Voice from its fourteenth season to the twentyfirst season and since 2019 has hosted her own talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show Among her numerous accolades Clarkson has received three MTV Video Music Awards four American Music Awards two Academy of Country Music Awards and three Daytime Emmy Awards Billboard has hailed Clarkson as one of pop musics greatest singers and honored her with the Powerhouse Award while VH1 ranked her nineteenth on their list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelly Clarkson licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia