Kelly Clarkson is an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, voiceover artist, producer, and television personality who initially gained fame as the winner of the first season of American Idol in 2002. Since then, she has won at least 3 Grammy Awards, 3 MTV Video Music Awards, 4 American Music Awards, 2 Academy of Country Music Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award and has been credited as “one of pop music’s greatest singers” by Billboard. Some of her popular tracks and albums are Breakaway, Stronger, All I Ever Wanted, Wrapped in Red, The Trouble with Love Is, Because of You, Don’t You Wanna Stay (with ), Heartbeat Song, Already Gone, and Miss Independent. Moreover, she has also gained acclaim as a coach on the competition series The Voice and for hosting the talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Born Name
Kelly Brianne Clarkson
Nick Name
Kellbelle, The Original American Idol, The Princess of Pop, The Queen of Covers
Sun Sign
Taurus
Born Place
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Residence
Texas, United States
Nationality
Education
Kelly attended Pauline Hughes Middle School and graduated from Burleson High School in Burleson, Texas.
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Author, Voiceover Artist, Producer, Television Personality
Family
- Father – Stephen Michael Clarkson (Former engineer)
- Mother – Jeanne Ann (née Rose) (First-grade English teacher)
- Siblings – Jason Clarkson (Older Brother), Alyssa Clarkson (Older Sister)
- Others – Jimmy Taylor (Stepfather), (Step-Mother-In-Law), (Singer, Actress), Harold Lloyd Clarkson (Paternal Grandfather), Marama Jane Powell (Paternal Grandmother), Nial Ewing Rose (Maternal Grandfather), Mary Gladys George (Maternal Grandmother)
Manager
Kelly was married to Brandon Blackstock from 2013 to 2020 and Brandon is the stepson of Narvel Blackstock, who acted as Clarkson’s manager. Narvel runs Starstruck (management company).
Genre
Country, pop-rock, pop
Instruments
Vocals, guitars
Labels
RCA Records, 19 Records, Atlantic Records
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 3½ in or 161 cm
Weight
79 kg or 174 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Kelly Clarkson has dated –
- Graham Colton (2005-2006) – The two American singers started dating in May 2005 when they met during Kelly’s Breakaway World Tour in 2005. The duo broke up in 2006.
- Ryan Key (2006-2007) – From 2006 to 2007, she was romantically linked to another singer and musician Ryan Key.
- Brandon Blackstock (2012-2020) – In February 2012, Kelly started dating a talent manager Brandon Blackstock (Brandon is the stepson of Kelly’s manager Narvel Blackstock). In 2012, Kelly revealed that she knew him for 6 years but at that time, he was married. But, when she met him at Super Bowl, he was single. Hence, she married him in December 2012. The couple married on October 20, 2013, at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee. She has two stepchildren – daughter Savannah and son Seth from Brandon’s last marriage. With Brandon, Kelly gave birth to her first child, a girl named, River Rose Blackstock on June 12th, 2014, and son Remington Alexander Blackstock on April 12, 2016. She filed for divorce from him in June 2020 and got primary custody of the kids.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Clarkson is of English, Greek (from a maternal great-grandfather), German, Irish and Scottish descent.
Hair Color
She dyes her hair blonde.
Kelly is naturally a brunette.
Eye Color
Hazel
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Tattoos
Measurements
37-31-37 in or 94-78-94 cm
Dress Size
12 (US) or 44 (EU) or 16 (UK)
Bra Size
34C
Shoe Size
7 (US) or 4.5 (UK) or 37.5 (EU)
Brand Endorsements
Citizen watches (2013)
Religion
Southern Baptist
Best Known For
Winning the first season of American Idol in 2002. She is described as “The Original American Idol”
First Album
Kelly released her debut album Thankful on April 15, 2003, via RCA. The pop-rock album featured 12 tracks and charted at #1 on US Billboard 200. She was able to sell 2,776,000 copies in U.S. and 148,461 copies in the U.K. It was certified as 2× Platinum in the USA and received 4 stars (out of 5) from AllMusic.
First Film
Kelly debuted with the 2002 gay-themed independent romantic drama film Issues 101 for her role as Crystal.
First TV Show
In 2002 only, Clarkson appeared as an extra in Fox’s sitcom That ’80s Show in an episode titled “Valentine’s Day”. Her role is uncredited.
Personal Trainer
Kelly’s personal trainer is Nora James. She is working with Nora since early 2012. Nora says she first studies the mind and body of her client so that she can make a tailor-made workout routine as per the body condition and client requirements.
Kelly only wanted to remain healthy and full of energy. Nora made Kelly do different exercises each day as she (Nora) gets bored easily. Nora’s favorite exercise is boxing and so she also makes her client do that. Nora did strength training, hiking, cardio, and others with her for an hour a day initially and increased the workout to two hours a day gradually.
She does not believe in diets. She, though, always keep fruits, vegetables, and nuts in her hand.
She suggests her readers to treat food as a medicine and don’t eat it to feed your emotion. Do exercises regularly by treating it as your job. You need a job to survive and health to do the job.
Kelly Clarkson Favorite Things
- Song – Des’ree Kissing You
- Artists – , Mariah Carey, No Doubt,
- Holiday Destination – Australia, Boston
Source – , Oprah
Kelly Clarkson Facts
- Kelly’s parents divorced when she was six. So, she decided to stay with her mom, her brother went with dad, and her older sister Alyssa stayed with an aunt.
- Kelly has termed Aerosmith, , Garbage, Etta James, , , Radiohead, and as her musical influences.
- She has previously worked at a zoo as well as in a bookstore.
- In December 2011, she did voiceover work in an episode titled A Phineas and Ferb Family Christmas of the animated musical comedy television series, Phineas and Ferb.
- She supported and voted for Ron Paul as the 2012 presidential candidate.
- She supports gay rights.
- She has also undergone eye surgery in order to correct her vision.
- If she weren’t a singer, she would have been a marine biologist.
- When Kelly was a kid, she and her family suffered from financial disturbance. Hence, at that time, music was her shelter.
- If she could have dinner with anyone (living or dead), she would choose her grandparents.
- She is the first artist in history to top each of Billboard‘s pop, adult contemporary, adult pop, country, and dance charts.
- In 2002, Clarkson appeared as an extra in the Sabrina the Teenage Witch (based on Archie’s comic book series) in an episode “The Whole Ball of Wax”.
- Once she was confused by a fan with American Idol winner . Kelly also gave Carrie’s autograph to that fan on being requested.
- She hosted the Billboard Music Awards 2020 which was held on October 14 at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- In November 2020, she countersued her management company, Starstruck for violating California Labor Code and Talent Agencies Act several times. Hence, she demanded to make the 15 percent commission on her gross earnings void.
Facts of Kelly Clarkson
- full nameKelly Clarkson
- Date of Birth April 24, 1982
- Age 42 years 6 months
- Horoscope Taurus
- Lucky Number 3
- Lucky Stone Emerald
- Lucky Color Green
- Best Match for Marriage Virgo, Cancer, Capricorn
- weight79 kg
- height5 ft 3½ in