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Kelly Clarkson's Biography
Date of Birth April 24, 1982
Place of Birth Burleson, Texas, USA
Birth Name Kelly Brianne Clarkson
Nickname Kellbelle, Kell Bell, Clarkson, Bell Kell, Kellbell, Mariah Kelly
Descent Greek and Irish. However, she considers herself mostly Greek, being half Greek and speaks fluent Greek.

Characteristics
Height 5' 3½"
Hair Color Constantly changing
Eye Color Hazel (Underwent LASIK eye surgery to correct her vision)
Tattoo Forearm - Cross, Neck - Japenese symbol that means 'Blessed'
Piercing Ears, Belly button and nose
Allergies Lactose intolerent (allergic to dairy)

Relationships
Mother Jeanne Taylor
Father Steve Clarkson (divorced when Kelly was 6)
Step Father Jimmy Taylor
Brother Jason Clarkson
Sister Alyssa Clarkson
Best Friend Jessica and Lindsay
HS Crush Matt Penwarden
Boyfriend David Hodges

Education
High School Burleson High School, Burleson, Texas - Graduated in 2000

Favorites
Artists Reba McEntire, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, No Doubt, and more.
Song Des'ree "Kissing You"
Thing to wear Mickey Mouse t-shirt (as a child)
Number 24
Color Cobalt Blue
Foods Chips and Salsa with Ranch dressing, Pizza Rolls and Ding Dongs
TV Shows Designing Women, Everybody Loves Raymond, Friends, and Will and Grace
Actor Matthew Perry
Movies The Goonies

Career Info (Pre-AI)

Originally wanted to be a marine biologist but changed her mind when she saw the movie 'Jaws'
Was an extra on the show 'Sabrina, the Teenage Witch' and 'That 80's Show'.
Was a cocktail waitress at a comedy club in Arlington, Texas and at Hyena's Comedy Club in Downtown Fort Worth, Texas.
Bookstore
Hollywood Theatres in Burleson, Texas
She did promotional work for Red Bull by passing out free samples.
Pharmacy
Chili's Restaurant
Fort Worth Zoo
Telemarketer
Sold Kirby vacuum cleaners door to door for a day

Career Info (Post-AI)

Kelly stayed up all night before her American Idol audition so she wouldn't sleep through the alarm, which she frequently did in high school.
Beat out more than 10,000 people to land a $1 million recording contract on American Idol.
She won the first "American Idol" contest, September 4, 2002. Her first single came out in late September of that year.
Her first single sold nearly 250,000 copies in its first week.
Her first single, "A Moment Like This", set records by jumping from number 52 to the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sang the National Anthem at The Day of Service in Washington D.C., on September 11, 2002.
Christina Aguilera co-wrote her hit, "Miss Independent".
Came in second place in World Idol.
Avril Lavigne co-wrote her new single 'Breakaway' which is on the soundtrack for Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement.
Debut album, "Thankful" went double platinum.
Sophmore album, "Breakaway", debuted at number three.
Is the first artist in the Billboard Radio Monitor era to hold the No. 1 spot at Mainstream Top 40 and AC during the same week with two different songs (Breakaway and Since U Been Gone).
Became the first artist to have two songs in the top three of Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay chart (Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes)
"Breakaway" was her album of parting ways with her "American Idol" image, producing a serious artist image, in that she wrote some of her own songs, many with a rock sound a la Sheryl Crow and Michelle Branch, while appealing to more of a mature, Adult Contemporary audience. It worked: she topped both the mainstream Top 40 and AC Charts, at the same time, with different songs.
As of July 2005, she is the top-selling American Idol contestant, having sold approximately five million albums in the U.S. and having had five Top 10 singles
Her first album, Thankful, has sold more then 2 million copies in America. Her Sophomore album, Breakaway, has sold more then 3.2 million copies in the US and 2 million copies each in Australia and Canada
Held a record on TRL for a song to be number one on the countdown.
Her music video for "Because of You" debuted at #1 on TRL. The only other artists to achieve this goal are Britney Spears, Eminem, and NSYNC.
Won the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ('Since U Been Gone') and Best Pop Vocal Album ('Breakaway') at the Grammy Awards on February 8th 2006. Kelly also performed "Because of You" at the ceremony and received a standing ovation.

Ranks
#92 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)