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Kelly Clarkson was born April 24, 1982 in Burleson, Texas. Before becoming a singer, Kelly originally aspired to be a marine biologist, but when she was encouraged by the choir teacher at her junior high to join the school choir, her dreams changed. She started starring in school played and continued on with her involvement in choir. When she graduated high school, Kelly started working on demo and got serious about pursing her musical career.

After high school, Kelly went to Hollywood to make her name, and she appeared as an extra on an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch but no other opportunities materialized. Upon returning to Burleson, Kelly worked at a movie theater, promoted Red Bull energy drinks and ultimately worked as a cocktail waitress at a comedy club before entering the American Idol contest.

At that time, Kelly didn’t have much luck breaking into the biz. Just when Kelly Clarkson was ready to give up, her best friend, Jessica, convinced her to try out for American Idol. Suddenly Kelly was really on her way to becoming a music superstar.

One of 10,000 aspiring singers, Clarkson distinguished herself not only with her big, surprisingly mature voice, but also with her down-to-earth charm and sense of humor: at one of her auditions, she switched places with the judge Randy Jackson, who did an impromptu version of R. Kelly’s Believe I Can Fly. Over the course of the 13-week show, her consistently strong performances of songs like Respect, Natural Woman, Stuff Like That There and Without You earned Clarkson enough audience votes to claim one of the contest’s two finalist positions.

After singing A Moment Like This and Before Your Love, both of which were written for the show, Kelly won the American Idol contest with 58 percent of the audience’s votes. In addition to the show’s prize of a $1 million recording contract with RCA, Clarkson secured a deal with Creative Artists Agency and several bookings, including the national American Idol tour and a performance of the national anthem at the September 11 commemoration at Washington, DC’s Lincoln Memorial. Despite her newfound fame, Kellyopted to remain in Texas rather than move to New York or Los Angeles.

Her first single, A Moment Like This, was released just two weeks after she won the contest and quickly earned platinum sales. Her first single sold nearly 250,000 copies in its first week and set records by jumping from number 52 to the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

Kelly Clarkson really hasn’t slowed down since taking home the American Idol crown. Soon after she won, her debut album, Thankful was released. It has featured songs like Miss Independent and Beautiful Disaster. Some thought that Kelly’s time in the spotlight might be over after her first disc, but she came back in late 2004 with her second disc, Breakaway. Breakaway turned out to be even better than Thankful, featuring hit singles likeBreakaway and Since U Been Gone. This latest CD proves that Kelly isn’t just a reality TV celebrity, she’s a talented singer who still has a lot more to offer.