Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982)[1] is an American singer and songwriter.

In
2002, she rose to fame after winning the first season of American Idol, and has since been
established as "The Original American Idol."[2][3][4] Her debut single, "A Moment Like
This", topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and broke the record for the biggest jump to
number one in the chart's history; it became the best-selling single of the year in the
country. She became the runner-up of World Idol the following year.
Clarkson's debut studio album, Thankful (2003), has been certified 2 platinum and sold
over 4.5 million copies internationally. Its lead single, "Miss Independent," became an
international hit, earning Clarkson her first Grammynomination. She developed a rockoriented sound with the release of her second album, Breakaway (2004). It has been
certified 6 platinum and sold over 15 million copies worldwide, [5] earning Clarkson two
Grammy Awards, including one for the hit single "Since U Been Gone." She later took full
creative direction of her third album, My December (2007), which has been certified
platinum. Its lead single, "Never Again," became a top ten hit. Clarkson's fourth album, All
I Ever Wanted (2009), debuted at number one, and became a critical and commercial
success. Its worldwide hit single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", surpassed "A Moment
Like This" for the biggest leap to number one on a single week in the history of
the Billboard Hot 100 Chart from number 97, a record it still holds today. Her fifth
album, Stronger (2011), generated international chart-topping singles, "Mr. Know It All"
and "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," with the latter being the best selling American
Idol single to date with over five million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling
singles of all time.[6][7][8] The album won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album,
making Clarkson the first and only artist to win the award twice. [9][10] In 2012, Clarkson
released Greatest Hits Chapter One; its lead single, "Catch My Breath," became her
twenty-fourth entry on the Hot 100 and eleventh million-selling single. [11] Clarkson's sixth
album and first Christmas-themed release, Wrapped in Red (2013), became the bestselling holiday album of the year, making her the first American female artist to achieve
this goal