Everyone says I'm like the girl next door... Y'all must have really weird neighbors!
God will never give you anything you can't handle, so don't stress.
I never said I was a 'good girl.' I'm not a bad girl. I'm just normal, and that's what I'm going to be. There's no bad girl with whips and chains that's going to come out. I think people like me because I was myself.
I'm a hygiene freak. I'm like obsessive-compulsive when it comes to washing your hands.
I'm cute - and God I hate that. Because that's not cool. I'm like your niece, and nobody wants to date their niece. It's the chubby cheeks. The whole reason people voted for me on American Idol is because I'm an everyday, normal girl.
If I can wake up everyday before I die and know that I don't have to serve anyone food or drinks, I will be happy!
Kelly is of Greek, German and Irish descent.
Singer Miley Cyrus is a big fan of Kelly.
During Kelly's "Addicted" tour, in Houston, Texas; Kelly allowed three fans to come onstage with her and she gave them each a hug.
When Kelly Clarkson was in high school she was going to join the band and play the drums. But a chrous singer heard her singing in the hallway and convince her to join. Kelly stuck with and like it.
Kelly has been chosen to be a model for Vitamin Water. At first, they declined letting her be one saying she had to lose weight. She didn't lose weight and now, she is a model for Vitamin Water.
Kelly was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards for her song, Because Of You. She was nominated for "Best Female Video" and "Viewer's Choice Award."
Kelly is now a brunette again, and no longer a blonde.
Kelly wrote and sang a song called, 'Go,' which was played in the background of the Ford commercial she was in. The Ford Commercial was advertising their new slogan, Bold Moves.
Kelly's 2 really great girlfriends are Mary and Jessica.
Kelly hates photoshoots. She doesn't like wearing all the fancy clothing. She'd rather just put on some jeans, a cute tank top and a hat and show up at the photoshoop looking like that.
Kelly was mentioned in the movie, The 40 Year Old Virgin. Her name was apparently used as a 'swear' word.
Kelly broke up with her boyfriend, (Graham Colton) on February 7th, 2006.
As of today, (April 24th, 2006) Kelly Clarkson is now 24 years old.
Kelly was mentioned in the Hannah Montana episode, It's My Party And I'll Lie If I Want To.
Kelly's dream meeting is to be with Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott.
Kelly was once chased by a moose while riding a bike.
Kelly's favorite actor on the TV show Friends is Matthew Perry.
Kelly has three dogs, Simon, Marvin and Emma.
Kelly has won a Billboard award and has been nominated for an AMA award for Favorite New Artist.
Kelly was in a movie called "Issues 101."
Kelly's "boyfriend" in the "Before Your Love" video's name is Rocky Wade. Kelly picked him out of different video interviews.
Kelly once dressed up as a cow for a Halloween costume contest and won!
Kelly usually asks for water, cottage cheese, and cantaloupe when she's on tour.
Kelly has a nephew named Noah.
Kelly likes to shop at Abercrombie & Fitch, Thrift Stores and random boutiques.
Kelly wrote the song "Baby Blue Eyes" for an unrequited love.
Kelly was Burleson High School's student body treasurer.
Kelly had a hard time spotting her mom in the audience during the "American Idol" finale, and when she finally made eye contact with her during her final song, she couldn't help but cry!
April 15th, 2006, marks the 3rd year anniversary of the release of Kelly's debut album, "Thankful". Kelly's first album made quite a wave in the music industry and throughout the world. Not only did "Thankful" debut in the #1 position on the May 3, 2003 Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, but it was certified Platinum by the RIAA in just five weeks (soon to be followed by multi-platinum certifications by the RIAA, as well as certifications in several other countries).
John Shanks helped Kelly write songs for "Breakaway" and he played a few instruments on the CD too!
Kelly's all time favorite TV show is "Designing Women". Kelly mostly likes Dixie Carter on the show. Her mom would even call her 'Little Dixie' because of her temper.
Kelly has a brother that lives in Alaska.
Kelly has a belly button ring, a nose stud and three tattoos!
On the American Idol 2 Finale, Clive Davis made a SPECIAL appearance to present a platinum record to Kelly Clarkson for selling 1,300,000 copies of her album Thankful. She didn't even know about it. Kelly's respond was, I can't believe you guys pulled one on me, I didn't know.
Kelly and her friends say "Ducka Ducka Ducka" whenever they don't know what to say. They got it from the movie Austin Powers.
Kelly and her friends like to go the lake, camping and on road trips.
Kelly played volleyball, basketball and soccer in school.
Kelly wears a retainer.
Kelly got bruised while shooting the music video for "Behind These Hazel Eyes."
Kelly's friend paid for her demos, but she couldn't afford pictures so she kept getting turned down.
Kelly appeared in the April 2006 Issue of CosmoGirl, in the Netherlands and also on the cover.
Kelly's birthday is April 24th, 1982.
Kelly's favorite brand of hair products is "Bed Head".
Kelly's favorite hair accessories are bobbypins.
Kelly signed on with Acuvue contacts to help them with their self-esteem campaign.
In five years, Kelly hopes to be finishing up her third album and touring, maybe doing some Broadway after that, writing and producing for herself or other artists.
Kelly's "Independent" Tour with Clay made over $11,277,000 in ticket sales and sold out numerous shows.
Kelly played the lead, Fiona, in her high school musical production of Brigadoon.
The top that Kelly wore to her Dallas American Idol audition was once a pair of jeans.
Kelly was given the key to the city of Burleson, Texas by Mayor Byron Black; a proclamation for Kelly Clarkson Day; certificate of congratulations from the Governor Rick Perry; a certificate of character from Pastor Mike Chappell and the Burleson Ministerial Alliance; honorary membership in the Burleson Area Chamber of Commerce and the Junior Chamber Ambassadors; and the presentation of a $2,500 check for the Kelly Clarkson Scholarship at Burleson High School, courtesy of the Burleson Star/Star Group of newspapers. BISD Supt. Mark Jackson also presented Kelly with a framed American Idol photograph after inducting her into the BISD Hall of Fame.
Kelly and her friends would record songs in "Kelly's Recording Studio" aka her closet.
Kelly's favorite Holiday cartoon is "Scrooge".
Kelly's favorite pig-out food is Chili's chips & salsa with ranch dressing.
Kelly's first grade teacher was Mrs. Matthews.
Kelly's first time being onstage was when dancing to "When Doves Cry" by Prince.
At the Kelly Clarkson Day festival, the Burleson High School Choir sang Carly Simon's song "Let the River Run," as a special tribute to Kelly that moved her to tears!
Kelly's favorite thing to do when not performing is to watch movies, play boardgames, and pig out!
One of Kelly's favorite movies is "The Goonies."
Kelly's must-have beauty item is M.A.C. lipgloss.
Kelly was nominated for Best Female Singer at the 2006 Kid's Choice Awards that premiered on April 1st, 2006. She also happened to WIN the award!
Kelly's favorite band is The Toadies.
Kelly says that her favorite song off of her album, Thankful is You Thought Wrong.
Kelly's favorite drinks are Orange Flurries and Water.
Kelly says she doesn't believe in New Year's resolutions. She feels that they are just setting her up to fail.
When Kelly Clarkson sang her final song on American Idol which was A Moment Like This, she cried while singing the song.
Kelly Clarkson's favorite song is Against All Odds by Phil Collins.
MTV Asia Pacific has announced that Kelly Clarkson and Wang Leehom will host the fifth annual MTV Asia Awards 2006 in Bangkok on May 6th.
Kelly Clarkson won the Countdown Killer Award at The TRL Awards in the February of 2006.
Kelly's video for her new single Walk Away premiered on TRL on Tuesday March 7th 2006.
Kelly's first single, A Moment Like This, set records by jumping from number 52 to the number 1 spot on the Billboard Top 100.
Kelly Clarkson used to date Graham Colton who toured with her on her Breakaway Tour and her Behind These Hazel Eyes Tour. They recently split up because Kelly has been touring all over the place and Graham is always in the studio so they never saw much of each other. Kelly says that the relationship made her believe in love again and that they might get back together in the future.
Kelly has got a nomination in the 2006's JUNO Awards, Canada's most popular Music Awards ceremony. Kelly is nominated for International Album of the Year Award on Breakaway, alongside Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, 50 Cent and the Black Eyes Peas.
Kelly Clarkson wants to sing a duet with The Black Eyed Peas. She also wants to record a song with Chris Brown, who she likes.
Kelly's sophomore record "Breakaway" has sold over 5 Million copies, making it the #3 best selling album of 2005.
Kelly's singles Since You Been Gone and Breakaway were awarded Platinum x4.
Kelly Clarkson's astrology sign is a Taurus, April 20th-May 20th. Taurus's are extremely faithful, with a strong need for security and a settled routine. Although they are very earthy, they can also be highly romantic and sensitive when it comes to love.
Kelly won 2 grammys in 2006. One was for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (for Since U Been Gone) and the other was for Best Pop Vocal Album (for Breakaway). Her competition included Gwen Stefani, Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, Paul McCartney, and Mariah Carey.
She starred in From Justin to Kelly with the second place winner of season 1, Justin G.
Kelly Clarkson has a sweet tooth! She loves anything that is chocolate with a cream filling, like Hostess Ding Dongs or Drake's Ring Dings. Kelly also loves Cookie Dough. She believes that it is good to indulge in treats that make you feel like a kid.
Kelly Clarkson won 2 awards in the American Music Awards that was held on November 23, 2005, in Los Angeles: She was named Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, and was awarded the T-Mobile Text-In Award, a prize given to her by Internet and text-messages votes.
Kelly supports ONE, The Campaign to make Poverty History.
Before American Idol, Kelly worked in some odd jobs, such as a Red Bull promo girl, and a Telemarketer.
Kelly's song A Moment Like This was the Best Selling Single Of The Year (2002) in the Billboard Music Awards.
Kelly Clarkson's song The Trouble With Love Is was featured in the soundtrack of the movie Love Actually in the year 2003.
Kelly once said that if she couldn't sing, she would play the guitar: "I just think it's the coolest instrument".
Kelly sang these songs in American Idol 1st season (from last to first): 1. A Moment Like This 2. Think Twice 3. Don't Play That Song 4. Natural Woman 5. You're All I Need 6. Respect 7. Stuff Like That There 8. Walk On By 9. It's Raining Men 10. I Surrender 11. Without You 12. Respect 13. Before Your Love
After graduation Kelly moved to Los Angeles, and started sending out her demo tape in order to get into the music industry. When her apartment burned down, she was forced to return home with nothing.
When Kelly was 13, she once was singing to herself in the corridor at her school, and a teacher who heard her, asked her to consider joining the choir. It was the first time her singing talent was recognized.
Kelly Clarkson was the winner of the first season of
Clarkson's audition number on American Idol was 2311.
Kelly is in the December 2005/January 2006 issue of Teen People with Ashlee and Jessica Simpson on the cover. She is one of the Artists of the Year.
In January 2004, Kelly participated in the first World Idol. She won the second place, after Norway's Idol, Kurt Nilsen.
She beat out more than 10,000 people to land a $1 million recording contract on the first season of American Idol.
She was an extra on the show Sabrina, The Teenage Witch.
She is 5'3 and 1/2.
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