Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson Blackstock, also known as Kelly Clarkson, is a famous singer and has hit songs such as, “A Moment Like This” and “Strong (What Doesn’t Kill You)” (“Kelly Clarkson Biography” IMDb).
Cultural Background
Kelly Clarkson grew up in the town of Burleson in Texas, but was born in Fort Worth, Texas (“Kelly Clarkson Biography” IMDb). From her dream job of being a marine biologist ruined from the movie “Jaws” and her teacher recognizing Kelly’s beautiful singing and encouraging her to sing in choir, her path to a music career had started (“Kelly Clarkson-Biography”).
Biography Kelly Clarkson was born in Fort Worth, Texas on April 24, 1982 (“Kelly Clarkson Biography” Biography). She went to high school in Burleson, Texas at Burleson High School. At her high school she sang in her school choir (“Kelly Clarkson Biography” Biography) and she…show more content… Other than getting fame, she won a million-dollar RCA recording contract (“Kelly Clarkson Biography” Biography). From there she released her first single, “A Moment like This” and her first album, Thankful (“Kelly Clarkson Biography” Biography).
Influences Some of Kelly’s artist influences are Reba McEntire, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion (“Kelly Clarkson Biography” IMDb). She said that her first album could be described as “garbage-meets-pop-meets-muse” and the songs are influenced by great artists such as Prince, Tina Turner, and Aretha Franklin (Dihn). A song influence she has would be “I’m Kissing You” by Des’ree (“Kelly Clarkson Biography” IMDb).
Bibliography Her genre of music could be described as Rock and Roll (Miller) and Pop (“Kelly Clarkson Biography” Biography). She has many songs, some of them are “Mr. Know at All”, “Darkside”, and “Honestly” (Lipshutz). Her albums include Thankful, All I Ever Wanted, Breakaway, and Stronger, which all were produced from RCA Record Label