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Originally posted by Mezik
She's not really iconic.. For those who say she's the poster girl for American Idol the same can be said about Carrie Underwood. Both are the faces of American Idol but neither are iconic and have in no way defined themselves as being an influence to peers or separating themselves from other singers.
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I think they both have influenced their peers and the upcoming generation.
Artists like Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and even Jojo all say they were influenced by Kelly and loved her.
Carrie has also influenced alot of the upcoming country girls. I mean Lauren Alaina basically tailored her career after her.
I'm not saying Kelly is iconic but to say she hasnt influenced ANYONE at all is just a lie. She helped bring Pop/rock to the forefront for a while. She also helped Dr. Luke's career immensely with SUBG. It would not have had the same success if anyone else sang it. Do you know how many ripoffs of that song there were? Even Dr. Luke has credited Kelly and that song for helping to launch him.