September 4, , was a day for the history books, as the first-ever American Idol winner was announced. It was down to Kelly and fellow competitor, Justin Guarini. Even audience members and the runner-up got very emotional.
While crowd members were on their feet, she was joined on the stage by former contestants. They sang backup vocals and helped her to finish the song as she cried. Kelly will always be an American Idol legend. She is currently a judge on another singing competition, The Voice. On that show, she has led three winners to victory so far. Since her time on American Idol , she has returned to the show's stage as a guest performer.
The self-described rule-breaker was already focused on a successful singing career before Idol. That win catapulted Clarkson onto the world stage, and subsequent successes — including three Grammys, an Emmy and record sales totaling more than 25 million — only helped to showcase her personality alongside a considerable musical prowess. Everyday normalcy was her secret weapon and after two decades in the spotlight, it continues to win and keep fans.
Born Kelly Brianne Clarkson on April 24, , in Fort Worth, Texas, her parents divorced when she was 6-years-old and Clarkson was raised in suburban Burleson by her mother, an elementary school teacher, and her stepfather, a contractor. Clarkson says she spent most of her adolescence singing, though she never received any formal training other than as a member of the junior high school choir and acting in school musical productions.
Religion played a major part in her upbringing in the form of Church youth group and attending services Sundays and Wednesdays with her Southern Baptist parents. College held little interest for Clarkson after graduating Burleson High School in , her goal was Los Angeles and she saved money by working at a movie theater and waitressing at a comedy club.
In , she left Texas for the West Coast to pursue a living as a singer. Though she made ends meet with waitressing gigs and occasionally appearing as an extra on television shoots, misfortune soon struck and she returned home to Texas where she heard about a new, upcoming show called American Idol.
She applied, along with 10, other hopeful entertainers. But then my apartment in L. That song was also her first chart-topper, becoming the highest-selling single of Her debut album, Thankful , also hit number one and was nominated for a Grammy.
Kelly Clarkson shortly after winning "American Idol". Ho had been the spiritual leader of the communists in Vietnam since the Spitz swam the fly leg of the meter medley relay, and his team set a new world-record time of 3 minutes, Remarkably, Spitz also established new world records in the six Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox.
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