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Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly-publicized first season of the television series American Idol in 2002. She was originally marketed as a pop musician with her debut album Thankful (2003)
. With the release of her multi-platinum second album Breakaway (2004), Clarkson moved to a more pop rock-oriented style of music.[Clarkson has said she is working on a new album due for the last quarter of 2008, and is working with producer and OneRepublic front man, Ryan Tedder. Tedder has confirmed that he is working on new material with Clarkson for her fourth studio album.]
Tedder told Digital Spy that Clarkson's new songs will feature big choruses" and "heavy drum programming, and he mentioned that the songs are influenced by the band Garbage, while one song will feature an experimental bridge that was inspired by Mozart, and stated in an interview that Clarkson's fourth album was "the best album yet". Also in an interview she stated that she had written a song called "Cry" with Jason Halbert.
Clarkson has stated in radio interviews that she has a sequel song for "Irvine" called "I Finally Got It Right" that she plans to have on the next album.
EOnline mentioned in an article that included statements by Clarkson that the new album will be entitled "True You", however, this was stated by the article writer and not by Clarkson herself and has never been confirmed or officially stated by her label, management, or spokespeople.
On June 3, 2008, Clarkson confirmed on her official fan club website that she has been recording more songs for her fourth album, this time with Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello. Sam and Louis also wrote and produced the song "Anytime" which appeared on Clarkson's debut album Thankful in 2003.
ToursCountry music Clarkson performed "What Hurts the Most", with Rascal Flatts, at 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.
Building on her country music status, Clarkson and Reba McEntire recorded an hour-long CMT Crossroads special at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium on February 22, 2007. It aired on CMT and Palladia (then known as MHD) on June 24, 2007. Previously, Clarkson was a performer on CMT's Giants: Reba McEntire. where she sang McEntire's hit song "Why Haven't I Heard From You", introduced Dolly Parton, and later also sang Reba's hit "Does He Love You" with Martina McBride. Clarkson also appeared on an episode of McEntire's sitcom Reba, that aired on January 14, 2007.
At the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16, 2007, Clarkson and McEntire sang a duet of Clarkson's own 2005 single, "Because of You", which also became the lead single from McEntire's album of all-star duets. The music video for this version of the song later debuted on June 20, 2007. This collaboration with McEntire earned Clarkson a CMA Award nomination for "Musical Event of the Year" in 2007 and a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Country Collaboration With Vocal" in 2008. Additionally, the song was featured on ''Now That's What I Call Country, which was released in August 2008.
Clarkson was a surprise guest at the 2007 CMA Music Festival in Nashville on June 7, 2007, where she performed "Does He Love You" and "Because of You" with Reba McEntire during the internationally-renowned annual event. The performance of "Because of You" was taped and aired as part of the "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night To Rock" television special that aired on ABC on July 23, 2007.
On January 17, 2008, Clarkson embarked on the 2 Worlds, 2 Voices Tour 2008, a co-headlining tour with Reba McEntire, which is scheduled to resume in Fall 2008.
On May 18, 2008, Clarkson performed on stage at the Academy of Country Music Awards All-Star Jam with Reba McEntire and Ronnie Dunn of Brooks and Dunn. The All-Star jam is the final event of the week taking place immediately after the awards show. Clarkson was not announced ahead of time for an appearance. Images of the performance can be found on various news outlets and fan sites.
Vocal abilityOn an interview with Good Morning America, Simon Cowell was asked which of the then six American Idol winners he thought had the best voice. Cowell immediately answered that Clarkson did "by a mile", noting that she was "up there" with other great singers such as Céline Dion.
Reflecting back on Clarkson's performance during the Idol Gives Back special, Jeff Beck described Clarkson's voice as a "soul voice" that "demands attention".
After attending a rehearsal for ''American Idol's season six finale (in which Clarkson was scheduled to perform), Blender'' magazine described Clarkson's voice as such:
cquote The Texas native has one of the great voices in pop music, a powerful and versatile instrument that’s steeped in the rhythm and blues and country music she grew up with in the South. If Mariah Carey’s five-octave voice is the equivalent of an expensively bred poodle, then Clarkson’s is a bloodhound: friendly, earthy, but fierce just the same.
DiscographyAlbums- Thankful (2003)
- Breakaway (2004)
- My December (2007)
Number-one singlesdablink The following singles reached number one in the United States, Europe, Canada and/or Brazil. Also shown are their peak positions on the United World Chart, Australia and the United Kingdom. For a full singles discography, see Kelly Clarkson discography.
AwardsKelly Clarkson been awarded with almost 65 awards and over 100 nominations. She has won 2 Grammy Awards (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "Since U Been Gone", Best Pop Vocal Album "Breakaway") and has been nominated for 2 others in 2004 and 2008. She has also won 3 MTV Video Music Awards, 5 Teen Choice Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards and 3 American Music Awards. She holds the record for most billboard awards won by a female artist in one year with 11. She has also won a Kids Choice Award, 2 People's Choice Awards and many others.
Clarkson has had many certified singles and albums in the US, including 2 multi-platinum albums (Breakaway & Thankful) and a Platinum album (My December), 2 Gold singles (Miss Independent, Walk Away), 5 Platinum singles (A Moment Like This, Breakaway, Behind These Hazel Eyes, Because of You, Never Again) and a multi-platinum single (Since U Been Gone).
Other appearancesPrior to American Idol, Clarkson had done work as an extra for television. Most notably as an extra on episodes on Sabrina, The Teenage Witch and ''That 80's Show. Clips of her on these shows may be found on fansites.
In 2004, Clarkson voiced an animated version of herself in the "Stressed for Success" episode of the animated comedy King of the Hill, within the context of a hallucination by Bobby Hill.
In 2004 and 2005, Clarkson appeared in two episodes of a short lived sitcom American Dreams portraying Hall of Fame country artist Brenda Lee. She performed two Brenda Lee songs *Sweet Nothings* and *Rockin Around The Christmas tree*.
In 2005, Clarkson appeared as musical guest on Saturday Night Live, where she also appeared in two skits. The episode was hosted by actor Jason Bateman.
On April 25, 2007, Clarkson appeared on Idol Gives Back and performed Patty Griffin's "Up to the Mountain". After the performance, the audience who watched Clarkson perform live gave her a standing ovation. American Idol judge Simon Cowell described her as "incredible", saying, "When you let her [4] come back on the show it makes everybody else look like an amateur."
In addition to her roles as spokeswoman for the acne treatment Proactiv as well as vitaminwater, Clarkson partnered with NASCAR for the 2007 season. She appeared in televised advertising spots, performed at pre-race concerts, promoted NASCAR Day, and appeared at the Champions' Banquet in December.
August's issue of Blender has a feature on Clarkson and her new album, as well as her music label woes.
Clarkson also appeared at the NFL's opening night performance in Indianapolis for the kickoff of the new season.
Clarkson also performed at half-time during the 2007 Thanksgiving Day football game between the New York Jets and the Dallas Cowboys.
External Links
AskMen.com - Kelly Clarkson
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