Kelly Clarkson’s Journey: From “American Idol” to “All I Ever Wanted”
Kelly Clarkson's American Idol portrait from Season One of the show in 2002.
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‘American Idol’ (2002)
Season One of Idol came down to finalists Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini. After the final results show (seen here), the pair teamed for the film From Justin to Kelly.
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Concert in Detroit (2003)
Kelly Clarkson onstage in Detroit on August 18, 2003, supporting her debut album Thankful.
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Platinum Album (2003)
Kelly Clarkson receives her platinum award for Thankful backstage at the Universal Ampitheater in 2003.
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‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ Appearance (2004)
Kelly Clarkson performs on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 9, 2004 in Burbank, California. Her second album, Breakaway, came out three months later.
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Kelly Clarkson and Carlos Santana (2004)
BMG's Charles Goldstuck, Carlos Santana, Clive Davis and Kelly Clarkson in 2004. When Davis was Clarkson's label head, the two famously clashed over the material on her third album, My December.
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UK Tour (2006)
Kelly Clarkson plays the London stop of her first U.K. tour at the Carling Apollo Hammersmith on February 22, 2006.
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42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2007)
Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson perform during the 42nd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena May 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pair recorded a duet of Clarkson's "Because of You.
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Beacon Theater Performance (2007)
Kelly Clarkson performs at New York's Beacon Theatre on October 14, 2007, supporting her broodier album My December.
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Performance in Australia (2008)
Kelly Clarkson onstage at the Entertainment Centre on March 6, 2008 in Sydney, Australia.
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Z100’s Party Plane Getaway (2009)
Kelly Clarkson performs during Z100's Party Plane Getaway in the Bahamas on February 14, 2009, a month before the release of her fourth album, All I Ever Wanted.
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Meeting Pope Benedict XVI (2008)
Kelly Clarkson shakes hands with Pope Benedict XVI after singing "Ave Maria" at an outdoor rally on April 19, 2008 at Saint Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York.