Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in 2002 after winning the inaugural season of American Idol, and has since been referred to as the "Original American Idol" and the "Queen of Covers". Her debut single, "Before Your Love"/"A Moment Like This", topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became the best-selling single of 2002 in the United States. She became the runner-up of World Idol the following year. Clarkson's debut studio album,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth24 April 1982
CityFort Worth, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means to me.
My heart can't possibly break when it wasn't even whole to start with.
I'm all cried out, you should have seen me backstage before.
I lose my way/And it's not too long before you point it out/I cannot cry/Because you know that's weakness in your eyes/I'm forced to fake/A smile, a laugh everyday of my life/My heart can't possibly break/When it wasn't even whole to start with.
I have a huge voice, so it's a bit more like a Janis Joplin vibe than a younger rock vibe. And I think that's what throws people because they don't know how to take me. Even critics - they don't know how to swallow me because they're like, 'Well, she came up like a total pop act',
It's like shock on their face. Because they're like, 'I cannot believe I enjoyed your concert',
It's very different and I think that's what confuses people and throws people off, but at the same time I like that, because then it keeps you wondering what I'm going to do next.
They have me in the tabloids all the time without my makeup. My friends always show me. But I don't care. Everybody saw me on 'American Idol' with no makeup so you know what you're getting!
I love that I came up this way. First of all, I have nine close friends, and it's hard to find people you can trust and lean on in this industry.
I know, I know, I know. So I flipped out!
I don't know if you guys have heard this one before, but if you have, sing along,
I always get bored, and I like to do different things, but it isn't something I'm going to do in the near future.
If I was at home watching, I would have thought the same thing: 'Well, she's good now, but that's 'cause of all the TV and everything,'
girl.' But they love that song, and it kind of won them over.