Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson
Birth name	Kelly Brianne Clarkson
Born	April 24, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Years Active	2002-present

Kelly Clarkson is a singer, best known for appearing on American Idol. She competed on the show's first season, eventually winning the title for that season.

Idol Song List

• Audition: At Last (Etta James)
• Hollywood Week (Round 1): R-E-S-P-E-C-T (Aretha Franklin)
• Hollywood Week (Round 2): I Say a Little Prayer (Dionne Warwick)
• Hollywood Week (Round 3): Save the Best for Last (Vanessa Williams)
• Top 30: R-E-S-P-E-C-T (Aretha Franklin)
• Top 10: You're All I Need [To Get By] (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell)
• Top 8: [You Make Me Feel Like] A Natural Woman (Aretha Franklin)
• Top 7: Don't Play That Song [You Lied] (Aretha Franklin)
• Top 6: Stuff Like That There (Bette Midler)
• Top 5: Walk on By (Dionne Warwick)
• Top 4: It's Raining Men (The Weather Girls), I Surrender (Celine Dion)
• Top 3: Without You (Nilsson), Think Twice (Celine Dion)
• Top 2: A Moment Like This (Winner's single), R-E-S-P-E-C-T (Aretha Franklin), Before Your Love

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
American Idol	Contestant	2002	1
The Kelly Clarkson Show	Host	2019–present

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
American Dreams	Brenda Lee	2x01 - And Promises to Keep	September 28, 2003
King of the Hill	Herself	8x09 - Stressed for Success	May 2, 2004
American Dreams	Brenda Lee	3x09 - Tidings of Comfort and Joy	November 21, 2004
Saturday Night Live	Herself/Musical Guest	30x12 - Jason Bateman/Kelly Clarkson	February 12, 2005
Reba	Kelly	6x08 - As We Forgive Those...	January 14, 2007
Saturday Night Live	Herself/Musical Guest	34x18 - Tracy Morgan/Kelly Clarkson	March 14, 2009
Saturday Night Live	Herself/Musical Guest	37x11 - Charles Barkley/Kelly Clarkson	January 7, 2012

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Blake Shelton's Not-So-Family Christmas	Herself	December 3, 2012
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale	Herself	December 11, 2013

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

• The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Musical Performances

Series	Song Title(s)	Episode	Airdate
American Idol	One Voice (with Ruben Studdard & Clay Aiken), Miss Independant	Episode 238	May 21, 2003
American Idol	Beautiful Disaster	Episode 342	May 26, 2004
American Idol		Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas	November 24, 2004
American Idol	Up to the Mountain	Episode 633	April 25, 2007
American Idol	Never Again, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (with Joe Perry)	Episode 641	May 22, 2007
American Idol	My Life Would Suck Without You	Episode 820	March 11, 2009

Album History

Album Name	Release Date
Thankful	2003
Breakaway	2004
My December	2007
All I Ever Wanted	2009
Stronger	2011
Wrapped in Red	2013
Piece by Piece	2015

Awards and Accolades

Grammy Awards

(2 Wins in 6 Nominations)

• Won: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (2006)

Since U Been Gone

• Won: Best Pop Vocal Album (2006)

Breakaway

Trivia

• Is of Greek, Welsh, English and Irish descent
• Her mother, Jeanne Ann is a 1st grade English teacher and her father, Stephen is a former engineer
• Has an older brother named Jason and an older sister named Alyssa; has two younger half-brothers from her dad's second marriage
• Her parents divorced when she was 6 years old
• Was raised Southern Baptist
• Graduated from Burleson High School in 2000
• Was offered scholarships to the University of Austin, University of North Texas and Berklee College of Music, but ended up declining them to pursue a music career
• Married Brandon Blackstock in 2013; they have two children: daughter River Rose (born in 2014) and son Remy (born in 2016); divorced in June 2020.