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Her mother is a descendant of Republican state senator Isaiah Rose, whose life story was discussed on Clarkson's episode of Who Do You Think You Are? in 2013. Clarkson is of English, Welsh, Irish and Greek descent. Clarkson's mother later married Jimmy Taylor. Her parents divorced when she was six years old, whereupon her brother went to live with their father, her sister went to live with an aunt, and she stayed with her mother. Clarkson also has two younger half brothers from her father's second marriage. She is the youngest of three children, with a brother named Jason and a sister named Alyssa. Kelly Brianne Clarkson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Jeanne Ann (née Rose), a first grade English teacher, and Stephen Michael Clarkson, a former engineer. Life and career 1982–2002: Early life and career beginnings 1.8 2019–present: The Kelly Clarkson Show and When Christmas Comes Around.1.7 2016–2018: Children's books, Meaning of Life, and The Voice.1.6 2013–2015: Wrapped in Red and Piece by Piece.1.5 2010–2012: Stronger, Duets, and Greatest Hits – Chapter One.1.4 2007–2009: My December and All I Ever Wanted.1.3 2004–2006: New management and Breakaway.1.2 2002–2003: American Idol, World Idol, and Thankful.1.1 1982–2002: Early life and career beginnings.Billboard has hailed Clarkson as "one of pop music's greatest singers", and honored her with the Powerhouse Award, while VH1 ranked her nineteenth on their list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music. Among her numerous accolades, Clarkson has received three MTV Video Music Awards, four American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards, five Daytime Emmy Awards, and will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Clarkson also served as a coach on The Voice from its fourteenth season to the twenty-first season, and since 2019, has hosted her own talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show. She became the first artist in history to top each of Billboard's pop, adult contemporary, adult pop, country, and dance charts. She has 11 top-ten singles in the US, and nine top-ten singles in the UK, Canada, and Australia. (2021).Ĭlarkson has sold over 28 million albums and 54 million singles worldwide. After leaving RCA and signing with Atlantic in 2016, Clarkson released her soul-influenced eighth album, Meaning of Life (2017), and her second Christmas album, When Christmas Comes Around. Her seventh studio album, Piece by Piece (2015), debuted at number-one in the US, while its title track reached the top ten. Its single, " Underneath the Tree", was named the ASCAP's most popular Christmas song released in the 21st century. Clarkson then became the first American woman to achieve the best-selling Christmas album of the year with Wrapped in Red (2013). Both albums spawned a Hot 100 number-one single: " My Life Would Suck Without You", which holds the record for the biggest jump to number one in the chart's history, and " Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", which became her best-selling single worldwide. Clarkson's fourth and fifth studio albums, All I Ever Wanted (2009) and Stronger (2011), returned to a lighter tone and pop rock sound, with the former becoming her second US number-one album and the latter making her the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album twice. However, her label was dissatisfied with the album's darker rock music and promoted it reluctantly. Supported by four US top-ten singles – the title track, " Since U Been Gone", " Behind These Hazel Eyes", and " Because of You" – Breakaway sold over 12 million copies worldwide and won two Grammy Awards.Ĭlarkson took further creative control for her third studio album, My December (2007), co-writing all of its tracks and becoming its executive producer. Trying to reinvent her image, Clarkson parted ways with Idol management and shifted to pop rock for her second studio album, Breakaway (2004). It was included on her debut studio album, Thankful (2003), which debuted atop the Billboard 200. Her debut single, " A Moment Like This", topped the US Billboard Hot 100, and became the country's best selling single of 2002. She rose to fame after winning the first season of American Idol in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality.