American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Author and Television personality.

Born April 24, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

She was the winner of Fox TV’s first American Idol: The Search for a Superstar competition.

Clarkson won the American Idol contest with 58 percent of the audience’s votes.

Clarkson’s first single, A Moment Like This, was released two weeks after she won the contest and earned platinum sales.

Clarkson’s self-titled full-length album was released in spring of 2003, shortly before the American Idol movie, From Justin to Kelly.