美国乐坛新生代偶凯丽·克莱克森

Kelly Clarkson was born April 24， 1982 in Burleson， Texas. Before becoming a singer， Kelly originally aspired to be a marine biologist， but when she was encouraged by the choir teacher at her junior high to join the school choir， her dreams changed. She started starring in school played and continued on with her involvement in choir. When she graduated high school， Kelly started working on demo and got serious about pursing her musical career.

After high school， Kelly went to Hollywood to make her name， and she appeared as an extra on an episode of Sabrina， the Teenage Witch but no other opportunities materialized. Upon returning to Burleson， Kelly worked at a movie theater， promoted Red Bull energy drinks and ultimately worked as a cocktail waitress at a comedy club before entering the American Idol contest.

At that time， Kelly didnt have much luck breaking into the biz. Just when Kelly Clarkson was ready to give up， her best friend， Jessica， convinced her to try out for American Idol. Suddenly Kelly was really on her way to becoming a music superstar.

One of 10，000 aspiring singers， Clarkson distinguished herself not only with her big， surprisingly mature voice， but also with her down-to-earth charm and sense of humor： at one of her auditions， she switched places with the judge Randy Jackson， who did an impromptu version of R. Kellys Believe I Can Fly. Over the course of the 13-week show， her consistently strong performances of songs like Respect， Natural Woman， Stuff Like That There and Without You earned Clarkson enough audience votes to claim one of the contests two finalist positions.

After singing A Moment Like This and Before Your Love， both of which were written for the show， Kelly won the American Idol contest with 58 percent of the audiences votes. In addition to the shows prize of a $1 million recording contract with RCA， Clarkson secured a deal with Creative Artists Agency and several bookings， including the national American Idol tour and a performance of the national anthem at the September 11 commemoration at Washington， DCs Lincoln Memorial. Despite her newfound fame， Kellyopted to remain in Texas rather than move to New York or Los Angeles.

Her first single， A Moment Like This， was released just two weeks after she won the contest and quickly earned platinum sales. Her first single sold nearly 250，000 copies in its first week and set records by jumping from number 52 to the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

Kelly Clarkson really hasnt slowed down since taking home the American Idol crown. Soon after she won， her debut album， Thankful was released. It has featured songs like Miss Independent and Beautiful Disaster. Some thought that Kellys time in the spotlight might be over after her first disc， but she came back in late 2004 with her second disc， Breakaway. Breakaway turned out to be even better than Thankful， featuring hit singles like Breakaway and Since U Been Gone. This latest CD proves that Kelly isnt just a reality TV celebrity， shes a talented singer who still has a lot more to offer.

Kelly has showed her voice full of spirit in her two debut albums， which appeared variant style. She has also cooperated with lots of contemporary tip authors. Expect that Kelly brought into play in the works of R&B; and Rock full of individuality， she is anxious to try other field as Country Music or even Broadway drama and so on： “Probably one day the song what I have written or sung can touch someones heart， and it is worth while. Why will mark a field from being limited to be absorbed in some style only？ I like all kinds of the music！”

“I dont advocate only beautiful and bright life， but my ambition is very strong， I hope I can break into international market. In front of me， I still have many things to do， and I am thankful for getting such chance very much. However， all these seem to be too quickly， it makes very difficult for me to stop to think of many other things. At present I feel very joyful for getting this condition， and making singing every day as my job. When I looked at Jaws ago， I know I am unfit to act as marine biologist！”

凯丽·克莱克森1982年4月24日出生在美国德克萨斯州的伯尔森市。成为歌手之前，凯丽想当一名海洋生物学家。但是在凯丽上七年级的时候，学校的合唱队老师鼓励她加入了学校的唱诗班，她的梦想便从此改变了。从那时起，凯丽开始亮相各种各样的校园剧，并成了合唱团的一员。高中毕业后，她进入了娱乐圈，努力开展自己的歌唱事业。

高中毕业后，凯丽进入好莱坞，想闯出一番名堂来，但那时，除了在《塞布丽娜》的《少年女巫》一集中当过一名临时演员外，她再也没有找到其他机会成名。重新回到伯尔森之前，凯丽曾经在某一电影院工作过，推销“红牛”超能饮料，直至参加《美国偶像》之前，她还在一家戏剧俱乐部做过鸡尾酒女招待。

那时，凯丽运气不太好，她无法改变这种局面，就在她准备要放弃的时候，她最要好的朋友杰西卡劝凯丽去参加《美国偶像》选秀大赛。很快，凯丽真正开始了她的音乐巨星之旅。

克莱克森能够在上万名热情洋溢的参赛者中脱颖而出，不仅仅因为她拥有洪亮、超乎寻常的成熟歌喉，还因为她朴实的魅力和幽默感：一次试唱中，凯丽和评判兰迪·杰克逊交换位置，他即兴翻唱了雷·凯丽的歌《我相信我能够飞翔》。在近13周的表演中，凯丽连续完美地诠释了像《尊敬》《天然女人》《像那样的材料》《没有你》等许多优美歌曲，赢得了无数观众的支持，成功地拿到了一张晋级决赛的入场券。

在演唱了《闪亮的日子》和《在你的爱之前》这两首专门为该节目所写的歌曲之后，凯丽最终以58%的观众选票支持率，获得了《美国偶像》比赛的冠军。还以100万美元的酬金与RCA唱片公司签约，同时与创新艺人经纪公司等其他一些公司也都签了约，演出活动包括美国《美国偶像》之旅、华盛顿“911”纪念日的国家赞美歌，和林肯纪念日的表演。尽管如今的凯丽早已是名声在外，但她还是选择了留在得克萨斯，放弃去纽约和洛杉矶发展的机会。

仅仅在凯丽赢得比赛冠军两周之后，她的首张单曲《闪亮的日子》就开始发行了，销量喜人。首张单曲才发行一周，就创下了两项纪录——在进榜第二周就从全美100单曲榜的第52名直冲冠军宝座，创下告示牌杂志单曲榜上跃升最多席次直达冠军的纪录，而这张单曲也以近25万张的销量，创下《告示牌杂志》单周单曲的销售纪录。

自从赢得了“美国偶像”桂冠之后，凯丽·克莱克森就没有真正地停下来过。很快，以《独立小姐》和《美丽灾难》为主打歌的首张个人专辑《谢谢你的爱》发行了。就在一些人猜测凯丽的光环将会在首张专辑发行之后慢慢消退时，2004年年底，凯丽完成了以《美梦成真》和《自从你离去》为主打歌的第二张专辑《美梦成真》，显然该专辑的水平要远远超出首张专辑《谢谢你的爱》。近期的CD唱片也足以证明，凯丽不仅仅是一名电视节目打造的名人，而且是一名能显示更多才能的天才歌手。

凯丽在她两张多元风格的专辑中展现出了她饱含灵性的唱腔，她也已和许多当代最顶尖的词作者合作过。除了已在充满个性的R&B;以及摇滚作品方面有所发挥外，她对其他领域，像乡村音乐甚至百老汇舞台剧等，也都跃跃欲试：“或许有一天我写的或是我唱的歌会打动某个人的心，这样就很值得了。干吗要故步自封只专注于某种风格？我喜欢所有类型的音乐！”

“我并不崇尚光鲜亮丽的生活，但是我的进取心很强，我很希望能够打进国际市场，在我面前还有很多事要做，我很感激能有这样的机会。这一切好像都来得太快，让我几乎很难停下脚步、想些其他事情。目前，对于得到现在的工作环境，并以唱歌作为我每天的工作，我觉得很开心。以前我看《大白鲨》的时候，就知道我不适合做海洋生物学家了！”