Kelly Clarkson

ABOUT KELLY CLARKSON

Pop singer who gained recognition for winning the first American Idol competition in 2002. Her debut single " A Moment Like This " became the song of the year, as well. In 2018, she became the judge on The Voice

She turned down two full-ride scholarships to the University of Texas and the Berklee College of Music , and later turned down two record deals before winning American Idol.

In 2006, she won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the hit song " Since U Been Gone ." She went on to rank on VH1's list of 100 Greatest Women in Music.

She was born to Jeanne and Joseph Clarkson, and has a stepfather named Jimmy Taylor as well as a brother named Jason and sister named Alyssa. She married Brandon Blackstock in 2013, but filed for divorce in 2020. The couple had a daughter named River Rose in June of 2014 and a son named Remington Alexander in April of 2016.

She and Carrie Underwood both gained fame after winning American Idol.