Kelly Clarkson Biography - Profile
Birth name:
Kelly
Brianne Clarkson
Birthday: April 24, 1982
Place of birth: Burleson, Texas, USA
Nationality: USA
Raised in: Burleson, Texas, USA
Natural hair color: Blond
Eye color: Brown
Height: 163 cm (5' 4)
Nicknames: Kellbelle
Education / Profession: Pauline
Hughes Middle School ,
Actress, Musician
Labels: RCA Records, Studioworks
Music styles:
Modern, Pop
First released record:
"A moment like this" (2002)
Claim to fame: American Idol 2002 > A moment like this
Awards:
> Grammy 2006
> American Idol 2002
> Teen Choice Awards 2003
> MTV VMA 2005, 2006
>
World Music Awards 2006
How it all started: Kelly Brianne Clarkson
was born on April 24, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas as the youngest
of three children of teacher Jeanne Rose and engineer Stephen
Michael Clarkson. When she was six, her parents divorced and
their children were divided – Kelly’s brother Jason went to live
with her father, her sister Alyssa went to live with their aunt
and Kelly alone remained with her mother. They moved a lot
around Texas with her mother striving to support the family in
various professions, and finally settled in Burleson, Texas,
upon her mother’s second marriage to Jimmy Taylor.
Kelly, who according to
interviews turned to singing a lot as a means of emotional
relief during these difficult times, was once, when in 7th
grade, overheard singing at a corridor by her school’s choir
master, Ms Cynthia Glenn, and encouraged to become part of the
choir. Kelly performed in many school musicals and even toured
with her choir overseas with much success.
While at high school (and
after) she also took various odd jobs to finance her demo CD,
and when no answers were coming to her mail, taking a more
direct step and moving to L.A. There she continued in a series
of various jobs to make ends meet, though more glamorously, one
of them was a minor part in Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Finally,
through a mutual friend, she got to work as a female vocalist
for songwriter Gerry Goffin and things looked up, but a big bout
of bad luck broke out – Gerry Goffin got ill, Kelly’s apartment
burnt down, her car was taken – and Kelly was forced,
financially and emotionally, to return home.
After a short time, her
friend Jessica gave her application papers for American Idol.
Some natural hesitations after, Kelly filled them in, signed
them, sent them and appeared at an audition. And then just kept
appearing, show after show, finding herself on national TV among
30 top contestants – and, on September 4, 2002, winning. Her
rendition of the winner’s song, A Moment Like This, was released
as a single shortly after and made it to number 1 of Billboard
charts – incidentally breaking a 38-years old speed record in
rising to number one.
Kelly published her debut
album, Thankful, in 2003, and again it soared, its songs,
especially Miss Independent, making it double platinum – and
Kelly an international star.
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2003
- Thankful
1 Miss Independent
