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Native Texan Kelly Clarkson has, in just over three years, risen from complete unknown to one of pop's biggest names. She was launchedto stardom
asvictor of the first 'American Idol' series in 2002 but, after a slump in sales after the hype had died down, she was forced tore-invent herself. Coming
offof the massively successful show, she released her first album, Thankful, which contained the awardwinning single 'Miss Independent,'
partiallywritten by both Clarkson and Christina Aguilera, and the ballad which won her the show,'Moment Like This.' While sales for both were huge at
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Native Texan Kelly Clarkson has, in just over three years, risen from complete unknown to one of pop's biggest names. She was launchedto stardom
asvictor of the first 'American Idol' series in 2002 but, after a slump in sales after the hype had died down, she was forced tore-invent herself. Coming
offof the massively successful show, she released her first album, Thankful, which contained the awardwinning single 'Miss Independent,'
partiallywritten by both Clarkson and Christina Aguilera, and the ballad which won her the show,'Moment Like This.' While sales for both were huge at
home andabroad, subsequent singles 'Low' and 'The Trouble with Love Is' failed toachieve the same heights, the latter failing even to penetrate the Top
100. Shewas quickly written off as a one-trick pony, a product ofAmerican Idol who would never maintain a career independent of the show. It was clear
a newdirection was in order, as the adultcontemporary angle was already wearing thin. As she tried to wrangle her way out of her Idol contract, she
beganrecording a new recordwith a more rock-directed bent, in the vein of Avril Lavigne. In fact, the first single from the new album was written by
Lavigne forher'Under My Skin' but wasn't seen to fit with the rest of the record. 'Breakaway' was released as a single before the album of the same
name,and wasthe first of 5 hit singles from the album, with 'Since U Been Gone,' 'Behind These Hazel Eyes,' 'Because of You' and 'Walk Away'following
over thesubsequent twelve months. Clarkson branched in a new direction with My December, seeking more creativeindependence. However, the
albumfailed critically and was not well received by the public. Clarkson rebounded with the more energeticAll I Ever Wanted in 2008. « hide |
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