Kelly Brianne (April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, and television personality better known by her stage name Kelly Clarkson[a]. She gained notoriety in 2002 when she won the inaugural season of American Idol and signed a record deal with RCA. Her first track, “A Moment Like This,” peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and ended up being the best-selling single in that nation in 2002. It was a part of her first studio album, Thankful, which came out in 2003 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. For her second studio album, Breakaway, Clarkson left the management of American Idol in an effort to change her image. (2004). Breakaway, which had four top 10 singles in the US, including the title tune, “Since U Been Gone,” “Behind These Hazel Eyes,” and “Because of You,” sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and took home two Grammy Awards.
Over 25 million albums and 45 million singles by Clarkson have been sold globally. She has nine top-ten singles in the UK, Canada, and Australia in addition to her eleven top-ten singles in the US. She made history by being the first performer to ever top the pop, adult contemporary, adult pop, country, and dance charts on Billboard. Between the fourteenth and twenty-first seasons of The Voice, as well as the twenty-third season, Clarkson worked as a coach. She has been the host of her own talk program, The Kelly Clarkson program, since 2019.
