tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76110379552309200892024-02-20T12:06:17.642-08:00American Idol in 2002NSHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359229093827160086noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611037955230920089.post-14811012100801733622009-12-08T21:19:00.000-08:002009-12-08T21:55:32.210-08:00Kelly Clarkson's biography i<font color="#3333ff" size="2"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><a href="http://artistciara.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413103039493439954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENsf46C2S1UZpVmGuIwBI9aqMnS4Xb8Bn740O3DY7wUbRhYawbuFj3oDj4i-O4EbXgWfqOjgHuslkwLyK3A9SCddljsNTnpDiMfpZqnfUARkr5mnS4i4aTl3lsy8WK1qaXu8lCRzaPFom/s320/Kelly+Brianne+Clarkson.jpg" border="0" /></a>Kelly Brianne Clarkson</strong></font> (born April 24, 1982) is an </font><a title="United States" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">American</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> </font><a title="Pop music" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">pop</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under </font><a title="RCA Records" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">RCA Records</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> after she won the </font><a title="American Idol (season 1)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">first season</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> of the television series </font><a title="American Idol" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#ff0000" size="2"><strong>American Idol</strong></font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> in 2002.<br />Clarkson has released four albums to date: her debut album </font><a title="Thankful (Kelly Clarkson album)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Thankful</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> (2003), her </font><a title="Music recording sales certification" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">multi-platinum</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> second album </font><a title="Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson album)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Breakaway</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> (2004), </font><a title="My December" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">My December</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> (2007), and her latest album </font><a title="All I Ever Wanted (album)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">All I Ever Wanted</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> (2009). Her first four albums have sold over 10.4 million copies in the United States.<br />Eight of Clarkson's singles became Top ten hits on the </font><a title="Billboard Hot 100" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Billboard Hot 100</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. Her single, "</font><a title="My Life Would Suck Without You" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">My Life Would Suck Without You</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">", advanced from No. 97 to No. 1 on the </font><a title="Hot 100" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Hot 100</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> in its first week of release, breaking the record for the largest leap to the top position in chart history.<br />In addition to her music, Clarkson had the lead role in the movie </font><a title="From Justin to Kelly" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">From Justin to Kelly</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> (2003) along with </font><a title="Justin Guarini" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Justin Guarini</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. She played </font><a title="Brenda Lee" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Brenda Lee</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> in the television drama </font><a title="American Dreams" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">American Dreams</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> and appeared in the sitcom </font><a title="Reba (TV series)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Reba</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. She also participated in comedy skits on </font><a title="MADtv" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">MADtv</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> (2002) and </font><a title="Saturday Night Live" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Saturday Night Live</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> (2005).<br />Clarkson has toured extensively worldwide as a solo act. After Clarkson's appearance on the </font><a title="CMT Crossroads" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">CMT Crossroads</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> and her duet version of "</font><a title="Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Because of You</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">" (2007) with </font><a title="Reba McEntire" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Reba McEntire</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, they co-headlined the </font><a title="2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> (2008).<br /><font color="#ff0000" size="4"><strong>Early life:</strong></font><br />Kelly Brianne Clarkson was born in </font><a title="Fort Worth, Texas" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Fort Worth</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, Texas, and grew up in the small town of </font><a title="Burleson, Texas" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Burleson</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, a suburb of Fort Worth. She is the third and youngest child of Jeanne Rose, a first grade teacher, and Stephen Michael Clarkson. Clarkson's siblings include her older brother and sister, Jason and Alyssa. When Clarkson was six years old, her parents divorced after seventeen years of marriage. The family settled in Burleson, where Clarkson's mother married her second husband, Jimmy Taylor.<br />Clarkson's family struggled financially, and after her parents divorced music became her refuge. Clarkson attended Pauline G Hughes Middle School and </font><a title="Burleson High School" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Burleson High School</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. She wanted to become a marine biologist but changed her mind after seeing the movie </font><a title="Jaws (film)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Jaws</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. In seventh grade, a teacher (Mrs. Cynthia Glenn) 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.<br />In high school, Clarkson performed in </font><a title="Musical theater" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">musicals</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> such as </font><a title="Annie Get Your Gun (musical)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Annie Get Your Gun</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, </font><a title="Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (musical)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Seven Brides for Seven Brothers</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> and </font><a title="Brigadoon" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Brigadoon</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. She sang at her high school talent show, after which a gentleman shared some inspiring words with her: "God has given you this gift. You've got to sing. You're destined to sing." Clarkson continued singing and soon started classical training, hoping that music would be her ticket to a college scholarship.<br />Upon high school graduation, Clarkson was offered full scholarships to </font><a title="University of Texas at Austin" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">The University of Texas at Austin</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, </font><a title="University of North Texas" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">University of North Texas</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, and </font><a title="Berklee College of Music" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Berklee</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, but decided against college because she had "already written so much music and wanted to try it on her own," and she figured "you're never too old to go to college." </font><div><div><div><div><div><font color="#3333ff" size="2"><br /><strong><font color="#ff0000" size="4"><a href="http://kristannasommerloken.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413103051807829026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyXTpTBa22N2rp3ZOlEe4ZUvcgmxoDr2887eLCAE_dQpc7lVEIA3ZGPX8VsPXWTSHGDloK-nf4zDYep8T1Od2DS9gKpVGNppbthbcuy9JGIXTYktbpx861hyCOaQhn1G4TLTLIknDEjrD/s320/songwriter+Kelly+Clarkson.jpg" border="0" /></a>American Idol:</font></strong><br />Clarkson won the first season of American Idol on September 4, 2002, earning 58% of the vote to 42% for </font><a title="Justin Guarini" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Justin Guarini</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. Choking back tears, Clarkson performed the </font><a title="Ballad" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">ballad</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> "</font><a title="A Moment Like This" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">A Moment Like This</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">", the song written for the winner of American Idol, which would subsequently appear on her debut </font><a title="Debut album" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">album</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, </font><a title="Thankful (Kelly Clarkson album)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Thankful</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. The song's music video was filmed at Pantages Theater in Hollywood, and incorporated short scenes of Clarkson performing on Idol. When released as a single in October 2002, it set a record on the U.S. </font><a title="Billboard Hot 100" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Billboard Hot 100</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> chart when it rose from number 52 to number one. This achievement was largely due to the impact from Idol as the CD single managed to sell 236,000 copies in its first week of sales in the U.S.; it spent five weeks at number one in Canada.<br />Soon after the first season of American Idol ended, Clarkson starred with Idol runner-up </font><a title="Justin Guarini" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Justin Guarini</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> in the movie </font><a title="From Justin to Kelly" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">From Justin to Kelly</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> (2003). The film was poorly received by critics and grossed only $5 million at the North American box office, less than half its reported budget. Clarkson has mentioned in interviews that she is shocked when people send her scripts after From Justin to Kelly, often citing contractual obligation as her sole reason for involvement in the film. Clarkson was quoted telling </font><a title="People (magazine)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">People</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> "I knew when I read the script it was going to be real, real bad, but when I won, I signed that piece of paper and I could not get out of it." The script was written by Kim Fuller, </font><a title="Simon Fuller" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Simon Fuller</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">'s brother.<br /><strong><font color="#ff0000" size="4">World Idol:</font></strong><br />In December 2003, a competition titled </font><a title="World Idol" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">World Idol</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> was held in London, England, gathering the winners of the first seasons of Idol from across the globe. Clarkson was contractually obligated to participate, and placed second behind Norwegian Idol </font><a title="Kurt Nilsen" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Kurt Nilsen</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. She performed Aretha Franklin's "</font><a title="(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">". Because she left immediately after the competition, she was criticized by some in the media for what they saw as poor sportsmanship. Clarkson later explained to fans that she was not feeling well.<br /><strong><font color="#ff0000" size="4">Post-Idol: career</font></strong><br />Shortly following the completion of the first season of American Idol, Clarkson was accused of working with a record company. American Idol's rules stated that a contestant was not allowed to compete on the program if they had been linked to a record company. However, she was cleared of all allegations, as she had only had a contract in order to conduct demonstration work.<br />Clarkson is currently the only American Idol contestant to have reached number one in the UK. She claimed number one on March 1, 2009 when "My Life Would Suck Without You" debuted number one on downloads alone. She has sold over 10.2 million albums in the United States, and over 20 million albums worldwide, becoming the highest-selling Idol winner. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Clarkson is also ranked on the top 200 album sellers of the Nielsen SoundScan era at number 187. </font></div><div><font color="#3333ff" size="2"><br /><strong><font color="#ff0000" size="4"><a href="http://artistbrookehogan.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413103031365491106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkA_z9jqBQVnR1bFNOSt0NfCEx9Mcmexu77HIwnrKW6CSJe5VdeJbKiHeISkQqeUmOdLrqIuAhgM3SqJC0Fua_dU45JZ4Oh3JDrlIu9vInrN-qJzfvBZ2iy5nLTXulrktQZqoStfi3FzA/s320/Kelly+Brianne.jpg" border="0" /></a>2003–04: Thankful</font></strong><br />Following the release of "A Moment Like This", Clarkson's full-length debut album </font><a title="Thankful (Kelly Clarkson album)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Thankful</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> was released in North America by </font><a title="RCA" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">RCA</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> Records on April 15, 2003. It debuted at number one on the U.S. </font><a title="Billboard 200" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Billboard 200</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. The album was certified </font><a title="Gold album" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">double platinum</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> by the </font><a title="Recording Industry Association of America" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">RIAA</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> for sales of two million copies on December 8, 2003 and platinum by the </font><a title="Canadian Recording Industry Association" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">CRIA</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> for sales of 100,000 copies on February 10, 2004. Reviews for the album were generally favorable. However, several critics noted that her early achievement was established due to her performances on American Idol. </font><a title="Allmusic" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Allmusic</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> critic </font><a title="Stephen Thomas Erlewine" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Stephen Thomas Erlewine</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> praised the album for its vocal ability: "throughout this record, [Clarkson] makes it seem effortless and charming. She can croon, she can belt out a song, she can be sexy and sassy while still being graceful and as wholesome as the girl next door". Rachel Kipp of </font><a title="Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">JS Online</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> criticized Clarkson for not having the same personality on Thankful that she had on American Idol, and wrote: "on American Idol, Clarkson showcased a great voice and an endearing, 'aw-shucks' personality. That personality is missing on Thankful, and there lies the album's greatest fault". Kipp blamed the producers behind the album for not allowing Clarkson to be herself.<br />"</font><a title="Miss Independent (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Miss Independent</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">" was released as the second single from Thankful. It reached the top ten of the U.S. and Canadian singles charts, and earned Clarkson a 2004 </font><a title="Grammy Award" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Grammy Award</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> nomination for "</font><a title="Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Best Female Pop Vocal Performance</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">". When the single was released in the United Kingdom and Australia, it reached the top ten of the charts; however, Thankful received less attention. It peaked at number forty-one on the UK albums chart and at number 33 on the Australian albums chart.<br />"</font><a title="Low (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Low</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">", the third single from Thankful, reached number two in Canada, but it was unable to make the Top 40 of the U.S. chart. The final single, "</font><a title="The Trouble with Love Is" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">The Trouble with Love Is</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">", was not released in Canada, and it peaked at #101 on the U.S. Charts. Clarkson attributed the under performance of both releases to poor management and relieved her manager </font><a title="Simon Fuller" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Simon Fuller</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, who she felt was not completely focused on her career. Clarkson also covered </font><a title="Danielle Brisebois" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Danielle Brisebois</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">' "Just Missed the Train" on the album.</font></div><div><font color="#3333ff" size="2"><br /><strong><font color="#ff0000" size="4"><a href="http://singerhandeyener.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413103048207374082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqt4XNWgEFWTdI_h-AfLZv15YTXf9E0WV1pGfygOomPJG_4a6dVqo0jVRzAhSMILYAUR-a9fknVnD_ZfrHmihYX9FaUaY670rw25X4KWbwxDy3cLHp6IYYZ_XkXhA5s5qYf1eEAWyzOKP_/s320/occasional+actress+Kelly+Clarkson.jpg" border="0" /></a>2004–06: Breakaway</font></strong><br />Distancing herself from her American Idol image, Clarkson took more creative control with her second studio album </font><a title="Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson album)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Breakaway</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, and developed a more rock-oriented image. Breakaway was released by RCA Records on November 30, 2004. The album debuted within the U.S. top five and Canadian top ten, but sales were initially low in comparison to Thankful.However, the single releases from Breakaway proved very successful, and allowed it to become only the fourth album in history to stay in the Billboard 200 Top 20 for a consecutive year, as well as, being certified 6x platinum in the U.S. in late 2007 and 5x platinum in Canada in May, 2006. In Australia, the album reached number two and spent 52 weeks in the top 10 and was certified 6x Platinum; however, it experienced a delayed release in the UK. Clarkson co-wrote six of the songs with several songwriters, such as former </font><a title="Evanescence" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Evanescence</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> band members </font><a title="Ben Moody" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Ben Moody</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, </font><a title="David Hodges" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">David Hodges</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> and producer </font><a title="Max Martin" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Max Martin</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">; the title track was co-written by punk-pop singer </font><a title="Avril Lavigne" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Avril Lavigne</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. Breakaway received different responses from critics; </font><a title="Rolling Stone" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Rolling Stone</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> commented that "on Kelly Clarkson's second album, ... she embraces her rock side rather than the pop pageantry that put her on top of the American Idol heap". TeenInk noted the strength of her vocals on Breakaway, and praised the change from pop music to contemporary rock: "[Clarkson] retains the incredible power and beauty of her voice while switching to rock". </font><a title="Stylus magazine" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Stylus</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> magazine also enjoyed Clarkson's foray into rock music, however, she was called out because of her American Idol image, which reviewer Charles Merwin believed she had yet to lose. He praised the non-singles and wrote that they "maintain a quality high". </font><a title="Allmusic" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Allmusic</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> called the album "a nice, low-key relief".<br />Clarkson appeared on numerous television programs during the promotional tour for Breakaway, some of which included </font><a title="Saturday Night Live" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Saturday Night Live</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, </font><a title="The Oprah Winfrey Show" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">The Oprah Winfrey Show</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> and </font><a title="The View" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">The View</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">; she performed the first two singles "</font><a title="Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Breakaway</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">" and "</font><a title="Since U Been Gone" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Since U Been Gone</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">" on Saturday Night Live, which became her first major telecast appearance in order to support the album. "</font><a title="Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Breakaway</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">", co-written by </font><a title="Avril Lavigne" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Avril Lavigne</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, served as the original song for </font><a title="The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> (2004) and achieved considerable success across the world; it became Clarkson's third top-ten single in the U.S. and fourth top-ten single in Canada. It reached number ten in Australia, and number 22 in the UK. The song's </font><a title="Adult contemporary music" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">contemporary</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> </font><a title="Pop rock" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">pop-rock</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> ambiance was one of the several tracks including a stronger </font><a title="Rock music" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">rock</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">-influenced sound that had not been heard on Thankful. The second single "</font><a title="Since U Been Gone" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Since U Been Gone</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">", which was 'produced' by Max Martin, became the most successful release from the album. Its music video presented Clarkson singing to an underground audience with a full band; cut scenes of Clarkson destroying a former boyfriend's apartment were incorporated. The song's strong rock ambiance allowed it to reach number two in the U.S. and the top five across the world. It also earned Clarkson her first Grammy Award for "</font><a title="Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Best Female Pop Vocal Performance</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">"; she won a second award for "</font><a title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Best Pop Vocal Album</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">".<br />The third and fourth single releases, "</font><a title="Behind These Hazel Eyes" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Behind These Hazel Eyes</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">" and "</font><a title="Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Because of You</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">", also followed with chart success. The video for "Behind These Hazel Eyes" broke the record for days at #1 for a female artist with 33 out of 50 days #1 on TRL. The video for "Because of You" won the 2006 MTV </font><a title="Video Music Award" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Video Music Award</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> for Best Female Video, her second consecutive win in that category (The first being from "Since U Been Gone"). The fifth single from Breakaway was entitled "</font><a title="Walk Away (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Walk Away</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">". Breakaway spent 103 weeks on the </font><a title="Billboard 200" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Billboard 200</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. It fell out of the Billboard 200 in late November and was moved to Billboard's Pop Catalog. Breakaway was the tenth best selling album of 2006 in the US, adding nearly 2 million additional sales to the 2005 and 2004 sales. As a testament to Clarkson's continuing popularity, she was the most-played artist of 2006 on American radio, despite releasing only one single in the entire year, "</font><a title="Walk Away (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Walk Away</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">". On December 23, 2006, American Top 40 radio show host </font><a title="Ryan Seacrest" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Ryan Seacrest</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> announced during a countdown of 2006's most popular songs that Clarkson had had a song in the American Top 40 for 111 weeks, making her "the most successful female artist in AT40 history". She was also the most radio broadcasted artist of 2006 in Australia and "Because Of You" was the third most broadcast song of the same year, despite being released in 2005. </font></div><div><font color="#3333ff" size="2"><a href="http://turkishsertaberener.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413103041841195170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9hmnHl9XHB-V3jUwhw4YbLdzSUbHNpTol1MQ0ALcG3wm81P5cOVDolBhbhLy5zUt5KDtT9NlO40kKnxY0p_sO30EXFQ-LNmYI-uUG_9S72FK_SFmt2G2p8mglcvg-CBT9IaFsWaTkhPN/s320/Kelly+Clarkson.jpg" border="0" /></a>Clarkson appeared on numerous television programs during the promotional tour for Breakaway, some of which included </font><a title="Saturday Night Live" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Saturday Night Live</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, </font><a title="The Oprah Winfrey Show" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">The Oprah Winfrey Show</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> and </font><a title="The View" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">The View</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">; she performed the first two singles "</font><a title="Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Breakaway</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">" and "</font><a title="Since U Been Gone" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Since U Been Gone</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">" on Saturday Night Live, which became her first major telecast appearance in order to support the album. "</font><a title="Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Breakaway</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">", co-written by </font><a title="Avril Lavigne" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Avril Lavigne</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">, served as the original song for </font><a title="The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> (2004) and achieved considerable success across the world; it became Clarkson's third top-ten single in the U.S. and fourth top-ten single in Canada. It reached number ten in Australia, and number 22 in the UK. The song's </font><a title="Adult contemporary music" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">contemporary</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> </font><a title="Pop rock" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">pop-rock</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> ambiance was one of the several tracks including a stronger </font><a title="Rock music" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">rock</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">-influenced sound that had not been heard on Thankful. The second single "</font><a title="Since U Been Gone" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Since U Been Gone</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">", which was 'produced' by Max Martin, became the most successful release from the album. Its music video presented Clarkson singing to an underground audience with a full band; cut scenes of Clarkson destroying a former boyfriend's apartment were incorporated. The song's strong rock ambiance allowed it to reach number two in the U.S. and the top five across the world. It also earned Clarkson her first Grammy Award for "</font><a title="Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Best Female Pop Vocal Performance</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">"; she won a second award for "</font><a title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Best Pop Vocal Album</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">".</font></div><div><font color="#3333ff" size="2">The third and fourth single releases, "</font><a title="Behind These Hazel Eyes" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Behind These Hazel Eyes</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">" and "</font><a title="Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Because of You</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">", also followed with chart success. The video for "Behind These Hazel Eyes" broke the record for days at #1 for a female artist with 33 out of 50 days #1 on TRL. The video for "Because of You" won the 2006 MTV </font><a title="Video Music Award" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Video Music Award</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> for Best Female Video, her second consecutive win in that category (The first being from "Since U Been Gone"). The fifth single from Breakaway was entitled "</font><a title="Walk Away (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Walk Away</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">". Breakaway spent 103 weeks on the </font><a title="Billboard 200" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Billboard 200</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">. It fell out of the Billboard 200 in late November and was moved to Billboard's Pop Catalog. Breakaway was the tenth best selling album of 2006 in the US, adding nearly 2 million additional sales to the 2005 and 2004 sales. As a testament to Clarkson's continuing popularity, she was the most-played artist of 2006 on American radio, despite releasing only one single in the entire year, "</font><a title="Walk Away (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Walk Away</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">". On December 23, 2006, American Top 40 radio show host </font><a title="Ryan Seacrest" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Ryan Seacrest</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> announced during a countdown of 2006's most popular songs that Clarkson had had a song in the American Top 40 for 111 weeks, making her "the most successful female artist in AT40 history". She was also the most radio broadcasted artist of 2006 in Australia and "Because Of You" was the third most broadcast song of the same year, despite being released in 2005.<br />In 2005, Clarkson made a performance during the 2005 NBA All-Star Weekend as part of the festivities leading up to the </font><a title="2005 NBA All-Star Game" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">All-Star Game</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> Later that year, she performed the </font><a title="Star-Spangled Banner" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Star-Spangled Banner</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> at Game 2 of the </font><a title="2005 NBA Finals" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">NBA Finals</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> between the </font><a title="San Antonio Spurs" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">San Antonio Spurs</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> and </font><a title="Detroit Pistons" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Detroit Pistons</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> She also performed that spring as part of the </font><a title="2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">2005 NCAA Final Four</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> festivities in </font><a title="St. Louis, Missouri" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">St. Louis, Missouri</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">.<br />In the summer of 2006, Clarkson lent </font><a title="Ford Motor Company" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Ford Motor Co.</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> a song titled "Go", written by Clarkson and </font><a title="Rhett Lawrence" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Rhett Lawrence</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2"> ("</font><a title="Miss Independent (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#3333ff" size="2">Miss Independent</font></a><font color="#3333ff" size="2">"). The song was used in the company's advertising campaign in 2006, "Bold Moves" and the song, along with its music video, was made available free at Ford's AddictedtoKelly.com website (website now defunct). </font></div></div></div></div></div>NSHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359229093827160086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611037955230920089.post-89126061327103787662009-12-08T21:18:00.000-08:002009-12-08T21:52:03.625-08:00Kelly Clarkson's biography ii<span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://artistvanessahudgens.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413102246519252082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTmwGl4TMgAm7Y97Gypf214sRdbVe44gVmB73hNZI3K0n9kh1-ickwREVHRF_poI6zF_OQ1QMYcsdTITpzfaDwo_QcKL23chui6YpXnTKEfcxrfUFgZ4MRrwbw6aZuDLTA3j5Fb9jtayN/s320/American+Idol++2002+Kelly+Clarkson.jpg" border="0" /></a>2007–2008: My December<br /></span></strong>While on tour in Europe in 2006, Clarkson began writing and composing songs for her third album, </span><a title="My December" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">My December</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">. During the </span><a title="Kelly Clarkson concert tours" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Addicted Tour</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, Clarkson debuted two of her songs: "Maybe" and "Yeah". The first single from My December was "</span><a title="Never Again (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Never Again</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">", which made its radio debut on April 13, 2007. The song was released on </span><a title="ITunes" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">iTunes</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> on April 20, 2007, but was taken down and replaced with a notice that said that the song was not available until April 23, 2007. The single peaked on the </span><a title="Billboard Hot 100" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Billboard Hot 100</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> at #8 and on the </span><a title="Pop 100" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Pop 100</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> at #5. Following "Never Again", Clarkson released "</span><a title="Sober (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Sober</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">" as her next single from My December on June 6, 2007. The singles were promoted with appearances on </span><a title="Good Morning America" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Good Morning America</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> and </span><a title="The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">. Clarkson also returned to </span><a title="American Idol" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">American Idol</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> on the May 23, 2007 season 6 finale for the first time since its third season, performing "Never Again" and "</span><a title="Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">" with </span><a title="Aerosmith" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Aerosmith</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> guitarist </span><a title="Joe Perry (musician)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Joe Perry</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> during a </span><a title="Beatles" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Beatles</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> medley.<br />Clarkson parted with her management, The Firm, on June 11, 2007, after the controversy surrounding My December. Clarkson would then sign with Starstruck Entertainment, run by Narvel Blackstock — the husband of </span><a title="Reba McEntire" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Reba McEntire</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> - on July 2, 2007. On June 14, 2007, </span><a title="Live Nation" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Live Nation</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> announced that Clarkson's summer tour—her first nationwide arena tour—had been canceled due to underwhelming ticket sales, to be rescheduled after the release of the My December album at smaller, more intimate concert environments. Clarkson reinstated plans to tour the US during 2007, with a much smaller tour than the one she canceled in June. Clarkson began her </span><a title="My December Tour" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">My December Tour</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> on October 10 in </span><a title="Verona" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Verona</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, New York in venues significantly smaller than those previously booked.<br /></span><a title="My December" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">My December</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> was officially released in the U.S. on June 26, 2007. On the date of the album's release, Clarkson appeared on </span><a title="Good Morning America" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Good Morning America</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> to promote her new album. Clarkson performed songs from this new album, including the single "Never Again". Despite the controversy surrounding My December, the album debuted at #2 in the U.S. with 291,000 albums sold. This is a slightly higher debut than Clarkson's previous album, </span><a title="Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson album)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Breakaway</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, which debuted at #3.<br />On July 7, 2007, Clarkson performed on the </span><a title="Live Earth concert, New York City" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">American leg</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> of </span><a title="Live Earth" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Live Earth</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">. Her five-song performance set included: "</span><a title="Walk Away (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Walk Away</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">", "How I Feel", "Never Again", "</span><a title="Sober (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Sober</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">", and "</span><a title="Since U Been Gone" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Since U Been Gone</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">".</span> <div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://marieeleonorserneholt.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413102259042860418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWssSpaRo0AXluXqywwbNPalogGRn8uW651uKFc2InLH55NT5NdU6abZJwMZI4m1BP35SL5fy9XkBcLS6hszrCJTcx4kHKwi-rxqbMWfLHygcuzis1HlSahVmF5tEorUnkRj5V3gdk348A/s320/American+Idol+Kelly.jpg" border="0" /></a>Clarkson was the celebrity coach for </span><a title="Canadian Idol" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Canadian Idol</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> during its Top 5 week of the fifth season, aired on the </span><a title="CTV Television Network" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">CTV</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> network on August 20, and she performed on the results show the next night.</span><a href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> She was also awarded a Platinum Certification for shipments of more than 100,000 copies of My December in Canada. Clarkson also performed at the </span><a title="2007 NFL season" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">2007</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> </span><a title="National Football League" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">NFL</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> opening kickoff where she sang the national anthem and performed songs from My December including "Never Again", "Maybe" and "</span><a title="Don't Waste Your Time" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Don't Waste Your Time</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">". Clarkson also performed in the halftime show for the </span><a title="Dallas Cowboys" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Dallas Cowboys</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> and </span><a title="New York Jets" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">New York Jets</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> game on Thanksgiving Day.<br />My December was certified both gold and platinum on December 12, 2007, by the </span><a title="RIAA" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">RIAA</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">. It has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Clarkson performed during the festivities of the </span><a title="2006 Winter Olympics" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">2006 Winter Olympics</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> in </span><a title="Torino, Italy" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Torino, Italy</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">.<br />On April 25, 2007, Clarkson appeared on </span><a title="Idol Gives Back" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Idol Gives Back</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> and performed </span><a title="Patty Griffin" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Patty Griffin</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">'s "</span><a title="Up to the Mountain (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Up to the Mountain</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">". After the performance, the audience who watched Clarkson perform live gave her a standing ovation. </span><a title="American Idol" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">American Idol</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> judge </span><a title="Simon Cowell" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Simon Cowell</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> described her as "incredible", saying, "When you let her [Clarkson] come back on the show it makes everybody else look like an amateur."<br />In addition to her roles as spokeswoman for the acne treatment </span><a title="Proactiv" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Proactiv</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> as well as </span><a title="Vitaminwater" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Vitaminwater</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, Clarkson partnered with </span><a title="NASCAR" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">NASCAR</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> 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. The August 2007 issue of </span><a title="Blender Magazine" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Blender</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> included a feature on Clarkson and her new album, as well as her music label woes</span><a href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">[60]</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> Clarkson also appeared at the </span><a title="National Football League" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">NFL</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">'s opening night performance in </span><a title="Indianapolis" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Indianapolis</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> for the kickoff of the new season.<br />Clarkson also performed at half-time during the 2007 Thanksgiving Day football game between the </span><a title="New York Jets" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">New York Jets</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> and the </span><a title="Dallas Cowboys" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Dallas Cowboys</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">.<br />On April 19, 2008, Clarkson participated in a Papal Youth Rally at the campus of </span><a title="St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> in </span><a title="Yonkers, New York" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Yonkers</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, New York performing a mini-concert for those in attendance. This was the </span><a title="List of journeys of Pope Benedict XVI" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Papal Visit</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> of </span><a title="Pope Benedict XVI" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Pope Benedict XVI</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">. She performed Schubert's "</span><a title="Ellens dritter Gesang" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Ave Maria</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">" for the Pope later in the day following the Pope's speech. Clarkson, raised a </span><a title="Baptist" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Baptist</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, was said to be honored by the invitation and appreciative of the rosary given to her and her band by the Pope, who were invited over by the Pope immediately following the performance for the rosary honor. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://turkishsebnemferah.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413102256199108210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgNTtb8MgWTJHFqrOJ_6nuaGDLedxVrC8-_1i7hWS6atbPdrvJlvLbkXh5afHTYy1D9xlb9y9-x5qg-94hLd9rFnrqxVe-gSIxHadnjipxRo_vzG1g4R5gt7CugYTo2bnitu3BcZmFuRx/s320/American+Idol++2002+winner+Kelly+Clarkson.jpg" border="0" /></a>Country music:</span></strong><br />Clarkson performed "</span><a title="What Hurts the Most" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">What Hurts the Most</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">", with </span><a title="Rascal Flatts" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Rascal Flatts</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, at </span><a title="Academy of Country Music Awards" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">ACM Awards</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> in 2006 and returned again to sing a duet with </span><a title="Reba McEntire" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Reba McEntire</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> in 2007. This was her second performance on a </span><a title="Country music" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">country music</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> award show, even though she is in the </span><a title="Pop/rock" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">pop/rock</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> genre. Along with her performance with Rascal Flatts, Clarkson also performed "Cigarettes", with the country duo </span><a title="The Wreckers" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">The Wreckers</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> during one of their shows in Texas.<br />Building on her country music status, Clarkson and </span><a title="Reba McEntire" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Reba McEntire</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> recorded an hour-long </span><a title="Crossroads (CMT TV series)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">CMT Crossroads</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> special at </span><a title="Nashville, Tennessee" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Nashville</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">'s famed </span><a title="Ryman Auditorium" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Ryman Auditorium</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> on February 22, 2007. It aired on </span><a title="Country Music Television" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">CMT</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> and </span><a title="Palladia" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Palladia</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> (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 </span><a title="Dolly Parton" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Dolly Parton</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, and later also sang Reba's hit "</span><a title="Does He Love You (Reba McEntire song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Does He Love You</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">" with </span><a title="Martina McBride" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Martina McBride</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">. Clarkson also appeared on an episode of McEntire's sitcom </span><a title="Reba (TV series)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Reba</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, that aired on January 14, 2007.<br />At the </span><a title="Academy of Country Music Awards" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Academy of Country Music Awards</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> on May 16, 2007, Clarkson and McEntire sang a duet of Clarkson's own 2005 single, "</span><a title="Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Because of You</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">", 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 </span><a title="Now That's What I Call Country" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Now That's What I Call Country</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, which was released in August 2008.<br />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.<br />On January 17, 2008, Clarkson embarked on the </span><a title="2 Worlds, 2 Voices Tour 2008" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">2 Worlds, 2 Voices Tour 2008</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, a co-headlining tour with Reba McEntire.<br />On May 18, 2008, Clarkson performed on stage at the </span><a title="Academy of Country Music Awards" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Academy of Country Music Awards</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> All-Star Jam with </span><a title="Reba McEntire" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Reba McEntire</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> and </span><a title="Ronnie Dunn" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Ronnie Dunn</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> of </span><a title="Brooks and Dunn" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Brooks and Dunn</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">. 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.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://popsingersimpson.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413102270580547618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5K3wt06X8umsudsydBlWj4VLfNy1Kav1sieGu4niIc6EQtKNTomTMDMc3-FWBX4rM0B7eSm1cHjhzQ5GeKfPw67Mhwv8jSuQlFg8H0T3Ffc_Rt0gJlwXPVFAdp7lJhTryYF7jrgOs1TU/s320/American+Idol+Kelly+Clarkson.jpg" border="0" /></a>2009–present: All I Ever Wanted</span></strong><br />Clarkson's fourth album, </span><a title="All I Ever Wanted (album)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">All I Ever Wanted</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, was released March 10, 2009. During recording of the album, Clarkson worked closely with producer-songwriters </span><a title="Ryan Tedder" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Ryan Tedder</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, </span><a title="Dr. Luke" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Dr. Luke</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, </span><a title="Max Martin" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Max Martin</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, and </span><a title="Howard Benson" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Howard Benson</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, among others. The album’s recording was completed on October 23, 2008. The first single off the album, "</span><a title="My Life Would Suck Without You" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">My Life Would Suck Without You</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">", was sent to radio on January 13, 2009, and was available to download thereafter. The single first entered the </span><a title="Billboard Hot 100" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Billboard Hot 100</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> at #97. The following week, the single shot to #1, breaking the record of largest leap to the top spot, formerly held by </span><a title="Britney Spears" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Britney Spears</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">' "</span><a title="Womanizer (song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Womanizer</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">" This marks the second time Clarkson has broken the record, her first being the American Idol victory ballad "</span><a title="A Moment Like This" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">A Moment Like This</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">", which shot from #52 to #1 in 2002. In March 2009, Clarkson reached #1 in the UK singles chart with "</span><a title="My Life Would Suck Without You" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">My Life Would Suck Without You</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">", and became Clarkson's first UK #1 single. In its first week of sales, it moved 255,000 copies in the USA, and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200. The album sold 90,000 copies in its second week and remained at #1. The album's second single is "</span><a title="I Do Not Hook Up" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">I Do Not Hook Up</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">." It was sent to U.S. Radio on April 14. It debuted in the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 at #20, entered the </span><a title="Billboard Hot 100" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Billboard Hot 100</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> charts at #88, and has climbed to #20. In July 2009, "</span><a title="Already Gone (Kelly Clarkson song)" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Already Gone</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">", which already charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and </span><a title="Canadian Hot 100" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Canadian Hot 100</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> at #70 early in 2009, was confirmed as the album's third single. The music video for the song premiered that month and the 32 date tour for North America was announced as well. The single drop date for North America was announced for August 11 2009. "Already Gone" has peaked at #14 </span><a title="Billboard Hot 100" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Billboard Hot 100</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">.<br />Clarkson performed as one of many guests for the return of </span><a title="VH1 Divas" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">VH1 Divas</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> on September 17 2009.<br />Clarkson has been annouced as one of the Vh1 Save the Music Foundation ambassadors for 2009-2010.<br />Clarkson gave an interview on MTV.com saying that she is currently writing songs for her fifth studio album, and hopes for a late 2010 release.<br />Clarkson's album All I Ever Wanted received a Grammy Award nomination for "</span><a title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Best Pop Vocal Album</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">".</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413102271837769778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 205px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9sby52250JVprS_sbKjBD8Lq1LuLzGtD5H3SY1kk2nm-kbPlxYX7JGwSV7jS2iezsvU3qSK_gITUARWS98Exh_nYGWhHz71721vz8ImP1YIRjm25JMYi6p6ITOj4dyI770I2PDYmvTko/s320/American+pop+singer+Kelly+Clarkson.jpg" border="0" /></a>Musicianship and artistry:<br /></span></strong>Clarkson's vocal talents and abilities have been met with praise from critics and celebrities alike. On an interview with </span><a title="Good Morning America" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Good Morning America</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, </span><a title="Simon Cowell" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Simon Cowell</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> was asked of the six American Idol winners, who 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 </span><a title="Celine Dion" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Celine Dion</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">.<br />Reflecting back on Clarkson's performance during the Idol Gives Back special, </span><a title="Jeff Beck" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Jeff Beck</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> described Clarkson as having a "soul voice" that "demands attention"."<br />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 follows:<br />"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."<br />Arion Berger of </span><a title="Rolling Stone" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Rolling Stone</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> has said of Clarkson that "her high notes are sweet and pillowy, her growl is bone-shaking and sexy, and her midrange is amazingly confident for a pop posy whose career is tied for eternity to the whims of her American Idol overlords."<br /></span><a title="Dr. Luke" href="http://lilyrosebeatriceallen.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Dr. Luke</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">, a songwriter and producer of some Clarkson's hits stated that "She has powerful lungs. She's like the Lance Armstrong of vocal cords." </span></div></div></div></div></div>NSHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359229093827160086noreply@blogger.com