Ryan Seacrest did an entry on Kelly
Happy 31st Birthday, Kelly Clarkson: 31 of Her Biggest Accomplishments
April 24 is Kelly Clarkson‘s 31st birthday!
To mark the special occasion, we wanted to honor the pop star and first-ever American Idol winner with a look at her incredible career over the past 11 years … with a break down of success by the numbers.
1 Inauguration performance of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,” for President Barack Obama (and the world) in 2013
2 Record contracts Kelly turned down before auditioning for American Idol in 2002
3 Grammy Awards she has won
4 Millions of downloads for “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” making it the second best-selling American Idol single to date
5 Studio albums she has released
6 Times her second album, 2004′s Breakaway, went platinum
7 Number “Because of You” peaked at on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart
8 Million fans Kelly has on Facebook
9 American Music Awards nominations
10 Top 10 singles
11 Billion views “Catch My Breath” has on YouTube
12 Tours
13 Billboard Music Awards
14 Top 20 singles
15 Million made from Breakaway World Tour (2005-2006)
16 Million views “Dark Side” has on YouTube
17 Billboard Music Awards nominations
18 Songs Kelly performed while competing on Idol
19 Name of first record label
20 Million albums sold
21 Million views “Breakaway” has on YouTube
22 TV/film credits
23 Million views “Mr. Know It All” has on YouTube
24 Day of April she was born
25 Music videos
26 Singles
27 North American stops on My December Tour (2007-2008)
28 Weeks “Breakaway” was at No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart
29 Million views “Already Gone” has on YouTube
30 Stops on American Idol LIVE Tour (2002)
31 Years she has been on this earth … and we’re thankful for every one of them!
Parting words from the birthday girl:
http://ryanseacrest.com/2013/04/24/h...complishments/
I really love her and I'm not drunk
