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Kelly Clarkson Biography

Kelly Clarkson

Facts of Kelly Clarkson

Date of Birth: 1982 , April-24
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 3 Inch
Name Kelly Clarkson
Birth Name Kelly Brianne Clarkson
Nick Name The Queen of Covers
Father Stephen Michael Clarkson
Mother Jeanne Taylor
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Fort Worth, Texas
Ethnicity Mixed
Profession Singer, Songwriter, Judge
Working For The Voice US
Net Worth $29 million
Salary $14 million
Eye Color Hazel
Hair Color Blonde
Face Color fair
Body Measurements 37-31-37
Weight in KG 51 KG
Married Yes
Married to Brandon Blackstock (m. 2013)
Children River Rose Blackstock and Remington Alexander Blackstock
Education Burleson High School
Awards Grammy, MTV, AMA
TV Show The Voice, American Idol

Quick Timeline of Kelly Clarkson

1982 Born in Fort Worth, Texas
1987 Her parents got divorced
2000 Graduated from Burleson High School
2001 Began pursuing her singing career
2002 Won American Idol
2002 Released her first single, Before Your Love
2003 Released her first album, Thankful
2011 Released her fifth album, Stronger
2012 Began dating Brandon Blackstock
2013 Married to Brandon Blackstock
2014 First child, River Rose Blackstock
2015 Announced that she is going to have a baby boy
2006 Won Grammy Awards
2006 Was named 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006
2002 Began her acting career

Detail Timeline of Kelly Clarkson

April 24 , 1982

Born in Fort Worth, Texas

Kelly Clarkson who was raised on the laps of an engineer and an English teacher was born as Kelly Brianne Clarkson in Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America to Jeanne Ann and Stephen Michael Clarkson. She is an American and is of Greek, Welsh, English, Irish, German, and Scottish descent.

1987

Her parents got divorced

Kelly Clarkson was born to Jeanne Ann and Stephen Michael Clarkson. Her father Stephen is a former engineer and her mother Jeanne is an English teacher. When she was just five, she got the bad news about her parents as they dissolved their married life. 

2000

Graduated from Burleson High School

She received her primary education from Pauline Hughes Middle School. When she was there, she was well appreciated for her sweet voice by her teachers. She then joined Burleson High School and she graduated from there in 2000.

2001

Began pursuing her singing career

While she was still in her high school, she performed in several musicals. She also took part in high school talent show and there she got some inspiring words from her fans, “God has given you this gift and You’re destined to sing." After her high school graduation, she moved to Los Angles and she began working with Gerry Goffin.

September 4 , 2002

Won American Idol

Inspired from her sweet voice, her friend encouraged her to audition for the television series American Idol: The Search for a Superstar. She took part in this competition and on 4th of September, 2002; she became the winner of this competition.

September 17 , 2002

Released her first single, Before Your Love

After being the winner of the American Idol: The Search for a Superstar in 2002, she signed a contract with RCA Records, 19 Recordings, and S Records and then she also released her debut single Before Your Love within few weeks.

April 15 , 2003

Released her first album, Thankful

Upon releasing her debut single in 2002, she got positive review from all the pundits and her debut single also became the best-selling single of 2002. Then on 15th of April 2003, she released her debut album Thankful.

October 21 , 2011

Released her fifth album, Stronger

She is popular from her own albums like Thankful, Breakaway, and My December and so on. All of her album was the massive hit albums and it also broke several records all over the world. At the end of 2012, she also released her fifth album and it was released under the title, Stronger.

2012

Began dating Brandon Blackstock

In February 2012, Kelly was found with Brandon Blackstock having romantic love affairs. But they were in touch since a long time as his is the son of her manager Reba McEntire. Brandon Blackstock was previously married to Melissa Ashworth.

October 20 , 2013

Married to Brandon Blackstock

After being in love for about a year, they decided to enter into the new stage of their relationship and they got engaged at the end of 2012 and they finally got married on 20th of October 2013. As a loving spouse, they welcomed two children together.

June 12 , 2014

First child, River Rose Blackstock

She became mother for the first time in her life and that was in 2014. She and her husband, Brandon Blackstock welcomed their first child together on 12th of June and that time it was a baby girl and they named her River Rose Blackstock. 

October 23 , 2015

Announced that she is going to have a baby boy

In mid 2015, she announced that she is expecting her second child with her husband, Brandon Blackstock and on 23rd of October 2015; she also revealed that this time she is going to have a baby boy.

2006

Won Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards is one of the prestigious awards in the singing world and it’s an honor for everyone to be honored with this award. She has also been honored with this award several times. She won this award for the first time in 2006 and that was for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.

2006

Was named 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006

Besides being the winner of several prestigious awards, she has also been listed in various hot listings. In 2006, she was honored by the FHM magazine. They honored her by listing her in their lists of 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006. 

2002

Began her acting career

In 2002, she got her rise in fame after she won the American Idol. That year, she also began her acting career. In 2002, she appeared in several television series like Sabrina the Teenage Witch and That '80s Show. She has also appeared in the movie, From Justin to Kelly.

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In February 2012, Kelly was found with Brandon Blackstock having romantic love affairs. But they were in touch for a long time as he is the son of her manager, Reba McEntire. They became engaged at the end of 2012 and they finally got married on the 20th of October 2013. As a loving spouse, they welcomed two children together.

A zealous child with assiduous nature, Kelly began singing when she was a child. After singing lots of in high school talent shows as well as being the leader of our youth group at the Southern Baptist, Kelly auditioned in the American Idol: The Search for a Superstar in 2002 and she also won this competition on the 4th of September. After that, she signed a contract with RCA Records, 19 Recordings, and S Records, and then she also released her debut single Before Your Love within a few weeks. Her first album, Thankful was released on the 15th of April 2003. In 2003, for her role in World Idol, she earned a salary of $1,400. As of 2015, her net worth is said to be around $28 million.