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 country's 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 top-ten 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), co-writing all of its tracks and becoming its executive producer. However, her label was dissatisfied with the album's darker rock music and promoted it reluctantly. Clarkson's 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 number-one 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 number-one single: "My Life Would Suck Without You", which holds the record for the biggest jump to number one in the chart's history, and "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", which became her best-selling single worldwide. Clarkson then became the first American female artist to release the best-selling Christmas album of the year with Wrapped in Red (2013). Her seventh studio album, Piece by Piece (2015), debuted at number-one in the US, while its title track reached the top ten. After leaving RCA and signing with Atlantic in 2016, Clarkson released her soul-influenced eighth album, Meaning of Life (2017), which was promoted by her highest-grossing 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 top-ten singles in the US, and nine top-ten singles in the UK, Canada, and Australia. She became the first artist in history to top each of Billboard's pop, adult contemporary, adult pop, country, and dance charts. Clarkson also served as a coach on The Voice from its fourteenth season to the twenty-first 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 music's greatest singers", and honored her with the Powerhouse Award, while VH1 ranked her nineteenth on their list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music.

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Filmography (98 Appearances)

Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model

Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson

The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special

92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson

Christmas at the Opry

Sign the Show

Barmageddon

Road Trip Runaway

American Song Contest

Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around

That's My Jam

LuLaRich

Hart to Heart

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration

Celebrity Escape Room

Trolls World Tour

The Morning Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

UglyDolls

Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul

Silent Night: A Song for the World

Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night

NBC’s New Year’s Eve

A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

The Rookie

The 19th Annual A Home For The Holidays

DreamWorks Home: For the Holidays

95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting

The Star

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration

A Pentatonix Christmas Special

Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration

Josh Groban: Stages Live

Celebrity Family Feud

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale

The Crazy Ones

Radio Disney Music Awards

Jason Aldean: Night Train to Georgia

VH1 Divas 2012

Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas

Kelly Clarkson: Chapter One

Duets

Trisha's Southern Kitchen

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

The Voice

BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge

Who Do You Think You Are?

VH1 Divas 2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Kelly Clarkson: London Live

Willkommen bei Mario Barth

Phineas and Ferb

Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson: CMT Crossroads

The Graham Norton Show

America's Got Talent

Top Chef

Germany's Next Topmodel

American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4

The Reichen Show

Top of the Pops Reloaded

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

Kelly Clarkson: Behind Hazel Eyes

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas

The Tony Danza Show

On the Set: The Princess Diaries 2 – Royal Engagement

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

World Idol

TV total Wok-WM

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Australian Idol

From Justin to Kelly

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown

American Dreams

Issues 101

American Idol

CMT Crossroads

American Idol: The Search For A Superstar

Reba

The Early Show

Rove

CD:UK

The View

King of the Hill

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

The Daily Show

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Billboard Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

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