Kelly Clarkson
Known for: Acting
Kelly Brianne (born April 24, 1982), known professionally as Kelly Clarkson, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of American Idol in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debut single, "A Moment Like This", topped the US Billboard Hot 100, and became the country's best selling single of 2002. It was included on her debut studio album, Thankful (2003), which debuted atop the Billboard 200. Trying to reinvent her image, Clarkson parted ways with Idol management and shifted to pop rock for her second studio album, Breakaway (2004). Supported by four US top-ten singles – the title track, "Since U Been Gone", "Behind These Hazel Eyes", and "Because of You" – Breakaway sold over 12 million copies worldwide and won two Grammy Awards. Clarkson took further creative control for her third studio album, My December (2007), co-writing all of its tracks and becoming its executive producer. However, her label was dissatisfied with the album's darker rock music and promoted it reluctantly. Clarkson's fourth and fifth studio albums, All I Ever Wanted (2009) and Stronger (2011), returned to a lighter tone and pop rock sound, with the former becoming her second US number-one album and the latter making her the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album twice. Both albums spawned a Hot 100 number-one single: "My Life Would Suck Without You", which holds the record for the biggest jump to number one in the chart's history, and "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", which became her best-selling single worldwide. Clarkson then became the first American female artist to release the best-selling Christmas album of the year with Wrapped in Red (2013). Her seventh studio album, Piece by Piece (2015), debuted at number-one in the US, while its title track reached the top ten. After leaving RCA and signing with Atlantic in 2016, Clarkson released her soul-influenced eighth album, Meaning of Life (2017), which was promoted by her highest-grossing tour to date. She went on to release her ninth studio album and second Christmas album, When Christmas Comes Around... (2021). Clarkson has sold over 25 million albums and 45 million singles worldwide. She has 11 top-ten singles in the US, and nine top-ten singles in the UK, Canada, and Australia. She became the first artist in history to top each of Billboard's pop, adult contemporary, adult pop, country, and dance charts. Clarkson also served as a coach on The Voice from its fourteenth season to the twenty-first season, and since 2019, has hosted her own talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show. Among her numerous accolades, Clarkson has received three MTV Video Music Awards, four American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards, and three Daytime Emmy Awards. Billboard has hailed Clarkson as "one of pop music's greatest singers", and honored her with the Powerhouse Award, while VH1 ranked her nineteenth on their list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelly Clarkson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Rookie
Kelly Clarkson
2018
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
King of the Hill
Kelly Clarkson / Dawn (voice)
1997
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Host
2019
Series
Phineas and Ferb
Kelly Clarkson (voice)
2007
Series
The Voice
Self - Coach
2011
Series
The Voice
Self
2011
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
America's Got Talent
Self - Guest Judge
2006
Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Girl
1996
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
American Idol
Self - Guest
2002
Series
American Idol
Self
2002
Series
American Idol
Self - Contestant
2002
Series
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
Self
2010
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Morning Show
Kelly Clarkson
2019
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Series
Top Chef
Self - Guest Judge
2006
Series
Germany's Next Topmodel
Self - Show Act
2006
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Series
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
Series
Reba
Kelly
2001
Series
American Music Awards
Self - Musical Guest
1974
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Series
American Dreams
Brenda Lee
2002
Series
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
2003
Film
Trolls World Tour
Delta Dawn (voice)
2020
Series
Australian Idol
Self
2003
Series
Today
Self
1952
Series
Rove
Self
1999
Series
CMT Crossroads
Self
2002
Series
CD:UK
1998
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Series
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self - Performer
2004
Film
The Star
Leah (voice)
2017
Series
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Self - Musical Guest
2004
Series
The Crazy Ones
Kelly Clarkson
2013
Series
Radio Disney Music Awards
Self
2013
Series
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Self
2005
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
Billboard Music Awards
Self - Host & Performer
1989
Film
UglyDolls
Moxy (voice)
2019
Series
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
2021
Series
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
Self - Winner, American Idol (archive footage)
2026
Series
Hart to Heart
Self
2021
Series
Trisha's Southern Kitchen
Self
2012
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Series
Willkommen bei Mario Barth
Self
2009
Series
Barmageddon
Self - Contestant
2022
Series
TV total Wok-WM
Self
2003
Series
Top of the Pops Reloaded
Self
2005
Series
LuLaRich
Self (archival footage)
2021
Series
American Song Contest
Self - Host
2022
Series
Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson
Self - Host
2025
Film
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Self
2018
Film
Silent Night: A Song for the World
Self
2018
Film
DreamWorks Home: For the Holidays
Kelly Clarkson (voice)
2017
Film
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
2004
Film
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
Self
2020
Film
From Justin to Kelly
Kelly
2003
Film
Celebrity Escape Room
Self
2020
Film
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2024
Duets
Self - Mentor
2012
World Idol
Self
2003
Film
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
Self
2013
Film
Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration
2016
Film
Sign the Show
Self
2023
Film
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration
Self
2016
Film
On the Set: The Princess Diaries 2 – Royal Engagement
Self
2004
Film
Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
Self
2012
Film
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
Self
2021
Film
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Self
2020
Film
Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night
Self
2018
Film
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
The 19th Annual A Home For The Holidays
Self
2017
Film
A Pentatonix Christmas Special
Self
2016
Film
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
Self
2011
Film
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
Self - Contestant, Winner (archive footage)
2005
Film
2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
Self
2023
Film
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
Self
2024
Film
Jason Aldean: Night Train to Georgia
Self
2013
95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting
Self - Performer
2017
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
Film
VH1 Divas 2009
Self
2009
NBC’s New Year’s Eve
Self - Performance
2018
Film
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
Contestant / Winner
2002
Film
Josh Groban: Stages Live
Self
2015
Film
Christmas at the Opry
Self
2023
Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas
Self
2004
Film
Road Trip Runaway
Self
2022
Film
Issues 101
Crystal
2002
Film
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
Self
2019
Film
Kelly Clarkson: Behind Hazel Eyes
Self
2005
Film
VH1 Divas 2012
Self
2012
Film
Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson: CMT Crossroads
Self
2007
Film
Kelly Clarkson: London Live
Self
2009
Film
Kelly Clarkson: Chapter One
Self / Vocals / Guitar / Piano
2012
Film
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2016