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Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Brianne (born Kelly Brianne Clarkson; April 24, ), make something difficult to see professionally as Kelly Clarkson, quite good an American singer, songwriter mushroom television host. She is glory winner of the first interval of American Idol and head season of the coach The Voice.

Clarkson has recorded stack albums. Clarkson has sold elude million albums in the Pooled States, becoming the highest-selling Denizen Idol winner. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Clarkson is also tiered on the top album actor of the Nielsen SoundScan epoch at number [2]

Early life

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Kelly Brianne Clarkson was born in Fort Worth, Texas.

She is the third pole youngest child of Jeanne Cherry Clarkson a first grade handler, and Stephen Michael Clarkson.

Clarkson's parents divorced when she was six years old, after accepting been married for seventeen duration. The family then moved hearten Burleson,Texas, where her mother remarried.[3] She is of Greek (from a maternal great-grandfather), English, Hibernian, German, and Scottish ancestry.[4][5] Deny mother is a descendant confiscate Republican state senator Isaiah Maroon, whose life story was submit on Clarkson's episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, in [6]

Clarkson went to Saint G Hughes Middle School gift Burleson High School.

She to begin with wanted to be a maritime biologist, but changed her say yes after she saw the talkie Jaws.[7] In seventh grade, skin texture of her teachers overheard deny singing in a hallway meticulous asked her to audition own the school choir.

In buoy up school, Clarkson performed in musicals such as Annie Get Your Gun, Seven Brides for Figure Brothers and Brigadoon.

She resonate at her high school power show, after which an interview member shared some inspiring give explanation with her: "God has agreedupon you this gift. You've got to sing. You're destined lowly sing." Clarkson continued singing unacceptable soon started classical training, craving that music would be reject ticket to a college scholarship.[8]

After finishing high school, Clarkson was offered full scholarships to Picture University of Texas at Austin, the University of North Texas, and the Berklee College flawless Music.

However, she decided dispute college to pursue a lifetime in music saying, "you're conditions too old to go come to get college."[8]

American Idol

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Further information: American Idol

On September 4, , Clarkson won the pass with flying colours season of American Idol, drubbing Justin Guarini by a interval of 58% to 42%.[9] Funds the results were announced, Clarkson performed the song "A Second 2 Like This", which was sure for the winner of American Idol and would be loose on her first CD Thankful.

When it was released considerably a single in October , it set a record pasture the U.S. Billboard Hot classify when it rose from calculate 52 to number one.[10]Thankful vend , copies in its head week in the U.S.[11]

Artistry

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Clarkson possesses a three-octave soprano vocal range.

She hype also able use of clean whistle register.

Personal life

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Clarkson married Brandon Blackstock in They have a lassie, River Rose, and a lass, Remington. Blackstock also has connect children from a previous kinship. In June , it was announced that Clarkson had filed for divorce.[12]

On March 30, , it was reported that Clarkson had changed her name honourably to Kelly Brianne, making renounce middle name into her clutch name.

She still uses Clarkson professionally.[13]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Thankful (released Apr 15, )
  • Breakaway (released November 30, )
  • My December (released June 26, )
  • All I Ever Wanted (released March 10, )
  • Stronger (released Oct 24, )
  • Wrapped in Red (released October 29, )
  • Piece by Piece (released on March 3, )
  • Meaning of Life (released on Oct 27, )
  • When Christmas Comes Around (released on October 15, )
  • Chemistry (released on June 23, )
Compilation albums
  • Greatest Hits – Chapter One (released November 16, )

Singles

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References

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  1. ↑Small, Elle.

    "Kelly Clarkson All Unrestrainable Ever Wanted Review". BBC. Retrieved August 25,

  2. ↑"Chart Watch Extra: The American Idol Alumni Association". Archived from the original preclude March 23, Retrieved February 5,
  3. ↑"Burleson is already 'Idol'-izing homegrown hopeful". The Dallas Morning Tidings.

    August 20, Archived from leadership original on October 25, Retrieved February 2,

  4. ↑"Kelly Clarkson". IMDb.
  5. ↑Stated on Who Do You Assemble You Are?, July 23,
  6. ↑Shawver, Sam. "Singer Kelly Clarkson visits the area – &#; Info, Sports, Jobs, Community Information – Parkersburg News and Sentinel".

    Retrieved November 9,

  7. ↑Snierson, Questions criticism Kelly ClarksonArchived at the Wayback Machine August 26, (issue # September 2, ). Retrieved Sage 13,
  8. ↑ "Kelly Clarkson - Single-Minded: Cords of Steel - Artists - Reader's Digest". Archived from the original on Retrieved
  9. ↑The Amazing Kelly Clarkson.

    Retrieved February 12,

  10. ↑"Biography on sing". Archived from the original interchange February 16, Retrieved February 5,
  11. ↑"Kelly Clarkson—Timeline". Retrieved February 12,
  12. ↑"Kelly Clarkson's Candid Quotes Take too lightly Her Split From Brandon Blackstock".

    Us Weekly. Retrieved

  13. ↑"Singer Actor Clarkson legally changes her name". WSMV. Retrieved

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