Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and actress who has enjoyed success in the pop and rock music genres. 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 sophomore album Breakaway (2004), Clarkson moved to a more rock-oriented style of music[1] and won two Grammy Awards.

Clarkson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up in the small town of Burleson, Texas. She is the third and youngest child of Jeanne Ann Rose, a first grade teacher who is of Greek and Irish descent, and Stephen Michael Clarkson, a former engineer who is of Welsh extraction. Clarkson's siblings include her brother Jason, and her sister Alyssa. When Clarkson was six years old, her parents split up after seventeen years of marriage. As a result, her brother went to live with her father, her sister went to live with an aunt, and Clarkson remained with her mother. Clarkson frequently moved around Texas while her mother managed several professions in order to support the family. Clarkson has since stated that, being six years old at the time, she did not understand why her family had been constantly moving.[citation needed] Eventually, the family settled in Burleson, where Clarkson's mother married her second husband, Jimmy Taylor.

Clarkson attended Fulton Middle School and Burleson High School. She originally wanted to become a marine biologist. In seventh grade, a teacher overheard her singing in a hallway and asked her to audition for the school choir. Clarkson told the teacher that she had never received professional vocal training before. In high school, Clarkson performed in musicals such as Brigadoon.

Upon graduation in 2000, Clarkson worked several occupations to finance her demo CD that she hoped to market toward record labels. She received few responses, and eventually decided to move to Hollywood to seek out other opportunities in music, one of which was a mentorship under songwriter Gerry Goffin. However, Goffin fell ill, and to make ends meet, Clarkson appeared as an extra on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and That '70s Show among others. She played a small role in the 2002 film Issues 101. Following four months in Hollywood, Clarkson was discouraged when her apartment burnt down and decided to return to Texas, where she worked at a cinema, and as a cocktail waitress, Six Flags performer, telemarketer, Kirby Vacuum salesperson, and a Red Bull promoter.

Album

Thankful (2003)
Breakaway (2004)

Source and information from Wikipedia.


Shuun comment :-

The one and only Queen of American Idol.(in my opinion) Small girl with that superb big voice. I immediately became her fans back in 2003 after listening "A moment like this" idol single in radio. It just blows me away. I also got my own copy of Kelly Thankful album. Its a rare occasion for me to buy artist album except if I'm really fanatic over that artist.(so far i only had 4 album in my collection...3 local artist and 1 international) You can call me very fussy person when it come to music. Actually the are many album i wanna buy but not sell in my country.
Ok...back to Kelly. She's a strong belter. Its not high...its strong. I know one artist that well known for high belting ability, but i dont' wanna to stated here to avoid any conflict and argument over whose the best. Kelly still young in music industry, but i know she can go far with her career as long as she maintain her personality and take a good care of her gifted pipes. Can't wait for her 3rd album to be release.

Kelly, you're the best~!!