Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson is a pop singer whose career blasted off in 2002 when she won the talent competition in the American Idol television series (hosted by Ryan Seacrest). With a recording contract and a hit single (”A Moment Like This”), Clarkson was suddenly an international star. Her debut album, Thankful, was released in March of 2003 and 
immediately rose to the top of the charts, right alongside established stars such as Madonna, 50 Cent and Linkin Park. Her second album, Breakaway, was another hit, and one of the best selling albums of 2005. Clarkson won a Grammy award as Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the album’s single, “Since You Been Gone,” and the album was nominated as Best Pop Vocal Album. Prior to the release of her third album, My December (2007), Clarkson made the news with stories of a feud with the record label, the firing of her longtime manager and the cancellation of her summer tour.