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Kelly Clarkson，她在学校的时候，就因歌声优美而成为领唱。在一段不愉快的经历之后，她决定和其它十几万名“种子选手”竞争。在歌唱比赛中表现出色，张单曲就大热卖，但是她依旧是邻家女孩的个性。

Kelly Clarkson was born April 24, 1982 in Burleson, Texas. At age 13 she was singing in the halls of her middle school when the choir teacher heard her and asked her to audition for the choir. Clarkson was successful as a singer in school and moved to Los Angeles after high school graduation to pursue a career in music. She appeared as an extra on the TV show Sabrina, Teenage Witch but her career went no further.

American Idol:

After her apartment was destroyed in a fire, Kelly Clarkson returned to Burleson, Texas. After urging by one of her closest friends, she decided to enter the first American Idol talent search with 10,000 other hopefuls. Her strong, confident voice and friendly, disarming personality helped propel Clarkson to victory and a $1,000,000 recording contract with RCA Records.

With the enormous publicity from her American Idol victory at her back, Kelly Clarkson's first single "A Moment Like This" reached the top of the pop chart in its first week of release. Remaining true to her "girl next door" personality, she chose to remain living in Texas instead of moving to either coast. In the spring of 2003, Kelly Clarkson followed up on her hit single by releasing Thankful, a full-length album. The album was an impressively varied pop collection that endeared the star to a young audience. "Miss Independent," the first single from the album, was another top 10 hit.

For her second album Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson asserted more artistic control and introduced a rock edge to many of the songs. The results turned her into a pop superstar. Released in November, 2004, the album sold over 6 million copies in the US and the single "Since U Been Gone" went to the top of the pop singles chart garnering accolades from a wide range of pop and rock critics and fans. The single "Because of You" touched many listeners with its themes of family dysfunction.

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