Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the first season (American Idol (season 1)) of the television series American Idol in 2002.

Clarkson has released four albums to date: her debut album Thankful (Thankful (Kelly Clarkson album)) (2003), her multi-platinum (Music recording sales certification) second album Breakaway (Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson album)) (2004), My December (2007), and her latest album All I Ever Wanted (All I Ever Wanted (album)) (2009). Her first four albums have sold over 10.3 million copies in the United States.

Eight of Clarksons singles became Top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Her single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", advanced from No. 97 to No. 1 on the Hot 100 in its first week of release, breaking the record for the largest leap to the top position in chart history.

In addition to her music, Clarkson had the lead role in the movie From Justin to Kelly (2003) along with Justin Guarini. She played Brenda Lee in the television drama American Dreams and appeared in the sitcom Reba (Reba (TV series)). She also participated in comedy skits on MADtv (2002) and Saturday Night Live (2005).

Clarkson has toured extensively worldwide as a solo act. After Clarksons appearance on the CMT Crossroads and her duet version of "Because of You (Because_of_You_(Kelly_Clarkson_song)#Reba_McEntire_version)" (2007) with Reba McEntire, they co-headlined the 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour (2008).