She has said, "I always grew up in church. Her mother is a descendant of Republican state senator Isaiah Rose, whose life story was discussed on Clarkson's episode of Who Do You Think You Are? in 2013. Clarkson is of English, Welsh, Irish and Greek descent. Clarkson's mother later remarried Jimmy Taylor. Her parents divorced when she was six years old, whereupon her brother went to live with their father, her sister went to live with an aunt, and she stayed with her mother. Clarkson also has two younger half brothers from her father's second marriage. She is the youngest of three children, with a brother named Jason and a sister named Alyssa. Kelly Brianne Clarkson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Jeanne Ann (née Rose), a first grade English teacher, and Stephen Michael Clarkson, a former engineer. Life and career 1982–2002: Early life and career beginnings
Both albums spawned a Hot 100 number-one single as well: " My Life Would Suck Without You", which holds the record for the biggest jump to number one in the charts history, and " Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", which became her best-selling single worldwide. 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. However, her label was dissatisfied with the album's darker rock music and promoted it reluctantly. Supported by four US top-ten singles: " Breakaway", " Since U Been Gone", " Behind These Hazel Eyes", and " Because of You", Breakaway sold over 12 million copies worldwide and won two Grammy Awards.Ĭlarkson took further creative control for her third studio album, My December (2007), by co-writing all of its tracks and becoming its executive producer.
Trying to reinvent her image, Clarkson parted ways with Idol management and shifted to pop rock for her second studio album, Breakaway (2004). It was included on her debut studio album, Thankful (2003), which debuted atop the Billboard 200. Her debut single, " A Moment Like This", topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and became the country's best selling single of 2002. She rose to fame for winning the first season of American Idol in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, and television personality.