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Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne, known professionally as Kelly Clarkson, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Rising to fame after winning the first season of American Idol, she has established a multi-decade career in music and television and is credited with having a lasting impact on televised talent shows. Known as a vocal powerhouse and versatile performer, she was ranked one of the 2…
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entertainment · American singer-songwriter and TV personality (born 1982) · singer · singer-songwriter · actor · children's writer · film actor · writer · voice actor · recording artist · talk show host · reality television participant · also Kelly Clarkson, Kelly Brianne, Kelly Brianne Clarkson, Clarkson
Born 24 April 1982 · Q483507
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2026· 12 entries
Yahoo: ‘Kelly Clarkson Show’ Fans, You’re Going to Be Devastated by This News
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Published video “Kelly Clarkson - I'd Be Lyin' (Studio BTS)”.
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Published video “Five things I’ve been guilty of lying about…that I’ll claim 😉 #IdBeLyin”.
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Published video “When High Road Ranch meets High Road Records… #WaitForTheChorus #IdBeLyin”.
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Published video “I’D BE LYIN’ #Shorts #NewMusic #IdBeLyin”.
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Published video “Kelly Clarkson - I'd Be Lyin' (Visualizer)”.
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Clarkson released a new single "I'd Be Lyin'"
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Published video “I’d Be Lyin’ if I said I do… #July17 #IdBeLyin”.
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Published video “ONE YEAR of Where Have You Been! Thanks for all the love and support!! 💜 #WhereHaveYouBeen #Shorts”.
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Published video “Kelly Clarkson - Where Have You Been (Behind The Scenes)”.
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Published video “Thanks Houston! I came in casual and leaving bedazzled 😂 @RodeoHouston #shorts”.
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2025· 5 entries
Published video “New Vegas shows have been added! Come see me at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace 🏛️🎰 On sale Friday”.
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Snopes rated the claim “In September 2025, singer and talk-show host Kelly Clarkson announced she was cutting ties with all brands that backed LGBTQ+ causes” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “singers Dolly Parton, Adam Lambert, Elton John, Barry Gibb, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill, sports figures Sam Pittman, Cade Klubnik, or Marc Marquez honored Charlie Kirk by calling for a moment of silence or by attending his funeral” Viet Spam.
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The day before it was released worldwide
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Billboard ranked Clarkson at number 11 on its "Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century" list
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2024· 9 entries
Returned to host and perform on NBC's Christmas in Rockefeller Center for the second year in a row
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Released "You For Christmas" the lead single from the deluxe reissue of When Christmas Comes Around
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Kelly Clarkson promoted weight-loss drug on Tonight Show” Altered video.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““In an interview with People magazine,” Kelly Clarkson “said she will file a lawsuit over keto ads on Facebook.”” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Kelly Clarkson is promoting weight loss gummies or other diet products.” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Video shows Kelly Clarkson divulging her “weight loss tips.”” False.
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Rappler rated the claim “American singer-songwriter and TV personality Kelly Clarkson released a weight loss pill.” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Kelly Clarkson promotes a Keto gummies weight loss product in video” Edited Audio.
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THIP Media rated the claim “Elon Musk and Kelly Clarkson are promoting gummies” False.
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2023· 11 entries
Clarkson won two awards at the delayed 50th Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Daytime Talk Series and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host, and she won another award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series at the su
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Released ep “When chemistry Comes Around”.
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Released ep “Christmastry”.
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Clarkson was awarded more than $2
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Clarkson's studio album Chemistry earned her a sixth nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, making her the most nominated performer in the category
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Clarkson launched her own SiriusXM channel, Kelly Clarkson Connection
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USA Today rated the claim “Video shows Kelly Clarkson promoting weight loss keto gummies” Altered.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Video shows late night host Jimmy Fallon interviewing singer Kelly Clarkson about a weight loss product.” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Videos show singer Kelly Clarkson promoting diet products.” False.
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Released album “chemistry”.
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Clarkson hosted the 12th NFL Honors
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2022· 5 entries
Awarded Hollywood Walk of Fame (2022).
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Awarded Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment for The Kelly Clarkson Show (2022).
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Released ep “Kellyoke”.
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Clarkson released Kellyoke, an EP consisting of six cover songs that Clarkson covered during her "Kellyoke" segment on her talk show
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In February 2022, Clarkson changed her legal name to Kelly Brianne.
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2021· 5 entries
To positive reviews and earned Clarkson a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
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Released album “When Christmas Comes Around…”.
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Clarkson released "Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)", the lead single off her ninth studio album and second Christmas album, When Christmas Comes Around
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Awarded Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment for The Kelly Clarkson Show (2021).
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Being inducted into the category of Recording
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2020· 4 entries
Awarded Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (2020).
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Clarkson released the standalone single "I Dare You" in English, as well as duets in five different languages with five native-speaking artists
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Released ep “I Dare You: Multi‐Language Duets”.
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Trolls World Tour, which featured a character voiced by Clarkson, was released
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2019· 1 entry
Released "Broken & Beautiful", the lead single from the UglyDolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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2017· 4 entries
Released album “Meaning of Life”.
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And included an original song written and sung by Clarkson, "Christmas Eve"
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Clarkson said that she refused songwriting credit on "My Life Would Suck Without You", one of her biggest hits, as a form of protest against being forced by her record label to work with producer Dr
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Clarkson said she is a Democrat
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2016· 3 entries
First Lady Michelle Obama released "This Is for My Girls", a collaborative track featuring vocals from Clarkson, Janelle Monáe, Kelly Rowland, Lea Michele, Zendaya, and Missy Elliott to coincide with Barack Obama's SXSW
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Released album “Piece by Piece Remixed”.
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“genuinely frightened for our nation”
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2015· 1 entry
Released album “Piece by Piece”.
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2014· 1 entry
Clarkson collaborated with Martina McBride on "In the Basement" (originally by Etta James and Sugar Pie DeSanto) for McBride's album Everlasting and with Trisha Yearwood on "PrizeFighter" for Yearwood's compilation Prize
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2013· 10 entries
Her first Christmas special debut, Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale, garnered over 5
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Released album “Wrapped in Red”.
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The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums and at number three on the Billboard 200 chart
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At Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Stronger (2013).
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Released album “The Collection”.
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Performed in a benefit concert supporting the Omaha-based Opportunity Education Foundation, which provides access to education for children around the world, saying, "Education was a key part of my childhood, and I a
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Clarkson published an open letter disputing claims made by Davis in his memoir The Soundtrack of My Life
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Clarkson teamed with State Farm Insurance to support teen safe driving as a part of Celebrate My Drive program, and supported Feeding America and The Ad Council and its Child Hunger PSA Campaign, which provides food for
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Participated in Green Mountain Coffee's Great Coffee, Good Vibes, Choose Fair Trade campaign, traveling to coffee farms in Peru to draw attention to the importance of Fair Trade certification
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2012· 5 entries
Released ep “The Smoakstack Sessions, Vol. 2”.
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Released album “Greatest Hits – Chapter One”.
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With Clarkson's contestant Jason Farol finishing as the second runner-up
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Performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XLVI to widespread critical acclaim
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Clarkson referred to the first season as "ghetto", explaining: "On our season we were like kids in camp
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2011· 7 entries
Released ep “iTunes Session”.
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Released ep “The Smoakstack Sessions”.
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Released album “Stronger”.
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Stronger debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA
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Awarded Country Music Association Award for Musical Event of the Year for Don't You Wanna Stay (2011).
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“I am a Republican but I actually voted Democrat last election”
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Clarkson said, "I am a Republican but I actually voted Democrat last election", and expressed support for Ron Paul
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2009· 2 entries
Released album “All I Ever Wanted”.
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“My Life Would Suck Without You”
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2007· 5 entries
Released ep “Nissan Live Sets at Yahoo! Music”.
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Clarkson performed on the American leg of Live Earth concert
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Released album “My December”.
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Clarkson and McEntire sang a country version of "Because of You", which also became the lead single from the album Reba: Duets
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Journalist Nekesa Mumbi Moody reported that the success of Breakaway in particular was the true pivotal moment in establishing American Idol's credibility, proving that the show was capable of "finding someone who would
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2006· 6 entries
Awarded MuchMusic Video Award for Peoples Choice: Favourite International Video for Because of You (2006).
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Awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video for Because of You (2006).
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for Since U Been Gone (2006).
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Breakaway (2006).
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Clarkson said she does not consider herself to be a pop singer, explaining, "Rock is what I love"
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Clarkson recorded "Go" as a free download for the Ford Motor Company advertising campaign
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2005· 9 entries
Awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video for Since You Been Gone (2005).
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Awarded American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist (2005).
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Awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video for Since You Been Gone (2005).
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Awarded Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Summer Song for Behind These Hazel Eyes (2005).
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Awarded Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Single for Since You Been Gone (2005).
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Released ep “Since U Been Gone (Jason Nevins Remixes)”.
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Performed and participated during the thirtieth season of the American sketch-comedy series, Saturday Night Live, and the reality series Damage Control with Simple Plan frontman Pierre Bouvier
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Released ep “Rolling Stone Original”.
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Released ep “Since U Been Gone (Remixes)”.
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2004· 1 entry
And became Clarkson's most commercially successful album
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2003· 6 entries
Clarkson participated in the television special competition World Idol in London, along with the first winners of the several Idol television series around the world
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Awarded American Music Award for Artist of the Year (2003).
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Awarded Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Female Artist (2003).
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Awarded Radio Disney Music Award for Best Music Video for Miss Independent (2003).
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Released album “Thankful”.
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Released album “Breakaway”.
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2002· 5 entries
Her debut double-A-side single, "Before Your Love"/"A Moment Like This", was released
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At the Kodak Theatre (Dolby Theatre), earning 58% of the votes against runner-up Justin Guarini
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Clarkson released her chart-topping debut single, "A Moment Like This", which became the best-selling single of the year in the US
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Released album “American Woman”.
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Clarkson, along with American Idol judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson and hosts Brian Dunkleman and Ryan Seacrest, participated in the season premiere of the eighth season of the television comedy series MADtv
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2001· 1 entry
Traveled to Los Angeles, pursuing a career in music
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2000· 1 entry
Where she performed in several musicals, such as Annie Get Your Gun, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Brigadoon
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1982· 2 entries
In Fort Worth, Texas, to Jeanne Ann (née Rose), a first-grade English teacher, and Stephen Michael Clarkson (1951–2018), a former engineer
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Born 1982-04-24.
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