Posted September 28, 200618 yr Trivia More interesting stuff: *Birth name: Kelly Brianne Clarkson *Date of birth: 24 April 1982 *Place of birth: Burleson, Texas, USA *Nickname: Kellbelle :lol: *Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) *Originally wanted to be a marine biologist but changed her mind when she saw the movie 'Jaws' *Was an extra on the show 'Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'. *Graduated from Burleson High School, Burleson, Texas in 2000. *She won the "American Idol" contest by beating fellow contestant Justin Guarini. Her first single comes out late September 2002. *Was a cocktail waitress at a comedy club in Arlington, Texas and at Hyena's Comedy Club in Downtown Fort Worth, Texas. *Mom Jeanne. *Stepdad Jimmy Taylor. *Her first single sold nearly 250,000 copies in its first week. *Her first single, "A Moment Like This", set records by jumping from number 52 to the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. *Beat out more than 10,000 people to land a $1 million recording contract on American Idol. *Brother: Jason (b. 1973), sister: Alyssa (b. 1976). *Kelly stayed up all night before her American Idol audition so she wouldn't sleep through the alarm, which she frequently did in high school. :lol: *Used to work at a bookstore and at a zoo. *Used to work at Hollywood Theatres in Burleson, Texas. *Sang the National Anthem at The Day of Service in Washington D.C., on September 11, 2002. *Christina Aguilera co-wrote her hit, "Miss Independent". *Came in second place in World Idol. *Avril Lavigne co-wrote her new single 'Breakaway' which is on the soundtrack for Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement. *Debut album, "Thankful" went double platinum. *Is of Greek, Irish and German descent. *As a child, her favorite thing to wear was a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. :lol: *Performed at the 2003 Radio Music Awards. *Sophmore album, "Breakaway", debuted at number three. *Is the first artist in the Billboard Radio Monitor era to hold the No. 1 spot at Mainstream Top 40 and AC during the same week with two different songs (Breakaway and Since U Been Gone). *Ranked #92 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World (2005). *Became the first artist to have two songs in the top three of Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay chart (Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes) *Underwent LASIK eye surgery to correct her vision *"Breakaway" was her album of parting ways with her "American Idol" image, producing a serious artist image, in that she wrote some of her own songs, many with a rock sound a la Sheryl Crow and Michelle Branch, while appealing to more of a mature, Adult Contemporary audience. It worked: she topped both the mainstream Top 40 and AC Charts, at the same time, with different songs. *Clarkson's audition number on American Idol was 2311. (edit) *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 *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 *Kelly Clarkson's first suggestions to her first album's name: "Mood Swings", "Running Late" or "Sleeping In". Its name was finally "Thankful". *Kelly once said that if she couldn't sing, she would play the guitar: "I just think it's the coolest instrument". *Kelly supports ONE, The Campaign to make Poverty History *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's Chinese Astrology sign is Dog. These people are loyal and honest, and can make wonderful friends. *Kelly Clarkson lives by the beach and takes every opportunity she can to take a long run on the beach to clear her head and get some exercise *Kelly Clarkson's favorite song is Against All Odds by Phil Collins *Kelly's favorite music is Soul. *Kelly's favorite drinks are Orange Flurries and Water. *Kelly's favorite perfume is Tiffany *Kelly's favorite color is Cobalt Blue. *Kelly's favorite band is The Toadies. *Kelly's must-have beauty item is M.A.C. lipgloss. *Kelly's favorite food is Frozen Ding Dongs. *Kelly's favorite thing to do when not performing is to watch movies, play boardgames, and pig out! *Kelly's favorite talk-show is Late Night With Conan O'Brien *Fun Fact: Kelly is a night person. *Kelly's favorite pig-out food is Chili's chips & salsa with ranch dressing. *Kelly's favorite way to relax is by taking a bubble bath and listening to Jimi Hendrix. *One of Kelly's favorite sayings is, "Cool Beans!" *Kelly is EXTREMELY TICKLISH *Kelly's favorite performers are Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) & Gwen Stefani *Kelly is "obsessed" with even numbers. Everything has to be even for her. *Kelly has three dogs, Simon, Marvin and Emma Edited September 29, 200618 yr by suus_73
September 29, 200618 yr Author Again i will dd when i get time, where did tou find all of this info? I just googled: Kelly Clarkson quotes and I found some good sites which had these trivia. I love reading them as it gives you some extra info on a person. BTW I love the fact she did 2 Celine songs during the Idols comp. Think Twice and I surrender are like my fave Celine songs. Excellent choice :wub:
September 29, 200618 yr Author No worries. :lol: we will try and get this forum going again first ok ?
October 29, 200618 yr I found some facts, if you want to add them you can * Her Trade Mark - Performs Barefoot * Natural Hair Colour - Blonde * Favourite TV Shows - American Idol, Friends, Will and Grace, and The Cosby Show re - runs * Won 2 Grammy Awards on 8th February 2006. Won Best female pop vocal performance (Since U Been Gone) and Best pop vocal album (Breakaway)
October 31, 200618 yr suus_73 - No probs x Anytime :D Thanks to you too for making the kelly trivia because I didn't know some of the facts you posted
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