The American singer Kelly Clarkson has been in the music industry ever since she won the first season of the reality competition, “American Idol”. Since then she has been releasing sensational songs that have earned phenomenally. In addition to being an amazing singer, Clarkson has worked in other related fields as well. She has taken part in several movies and reality shows, and surprisingly, has also released a number of children’s books. Having multiple sources of income, Kelly Clarkson’s net worth has touched an outstanding $45 million.
Early Background
Originally named Kelly Brianne Clarkson, she was born on April 24, 1982, in Fort Worth, Texas. She was the youngest of the three children her parents had. At the age of 6, she had the misfortune of separating from her father as her parents, Jeanne Anna and Stephen Michael Clarkson, divorced. As Kelly continued to live with her mother, she had to go through yet another separation, this time from her siblings who went on to live with other relatives.
Over the years, religion had an important influence on her life. It was at a very early age when Clarkson discovered her singing talent when she joined a choir in middle school. As she eventually reached high school, she began to take part in the school’s musicals and talent shows which proves how incredibly talented she was since the start.
In the years ahead, Kelly received offers for scholarships from many universities. However, she rejected all of them because she wanted to get started with her professional career without wasting any more time.
Kelly Clarkson’s Struggle to Find A Great Opportunity
Hence, after graduating from high school in 2000, her first priority was to record a demo reel. To be able to finance her recording sessions, Kelly started to work several jobs. Eventually, people got interested in her music, yet she declined the offers she received since she believed that she would merely be stereotyped and commercialized.
In the following year, she traveled to Los Angeles in search of better, greater opportunities. Clarkson worked hard on recording a 5- track demo reel but unfortunately, she didn’t get any offers. And when she approached record labels, she was rejected by each one of them.
Without any luck in getting an offer, she started having a financial crisis and hence decided that it would be better to go back home. As the financial difficulties increased, she worked for any jobs she could get including as a host for a movie theater and as a cocktail waitress.
How American Idol Built Her Entire Career
But this was just as bad as it would get for Kelly. When she came to know about the reality TV competition “American Idols” through her friends, she went for an audition. As the competition started, Kelly’s future seemed to be tied to the show. She cleared each round and eventually made it to the final round which she also won. As she came out to be the winner of the show, she was immediately signed to RCA Records by Simon Fuller who happened to be the creator of the show.
Her Series of Record-Breaking Albums
She released her debut single,” A Moment Like This”, in 2002, which secured the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the most selling single in the U.S. The following years were full of success for Kelly Clarkson. In 2003, she released her debut album “Thankful” that earned a double-platinum status. After the massive hit of the album, Clarkson decided to pursue her own path in the music industry and stopped working with Simon Fuller.
The decision proved to be fruitful as Clarkson released the unique album, “Breakaway”. The album was the most profitable one for Clarkson, selling more than 12 million units worldwide. Following her victory, Clarkson went on a tour from 2005 to 2006.
Clarkson recorded her third album “My December” after she completed her tour in 2007. This time her album had a darker tone – something unliked by RCA. They had wanted her to go for the more mainstream tone but she refused to do so. She wanted to bring her own creativity to life and so she did. However, RCA wasn’t able to promote the album as much as they had done previously and sold only 2.5 million units worldwide which was way lower than the previous success of “Breakaway”. Still, the album received platinum status.
In 2009, her fourth album “All I Ever Wanted” was released where she again returned to the mainstream vibe. Yet another album of Clarkson gained platinum status and made it to the top spot on the Billboard Top 200. Following the release of the album, Clarkson went on another tour from 2009 to 2010 to promote her album.
In 2010, the singer collaborated with Jason Aldean to create the country track “Don’t You Wanna Stay” which was a massive achievement. Her fifth album “Stronger” was released in 2011 and won her a Grammy for her outstanding work. In 2013, another album “Wrapped in Red” was released that received platinum status. Clarkson’s final album with RCA was out in 2015 after which she signed up with Atlantic and released the album “Meaning of Life” in 2017.
Kelly Clarkson’s Filming and Writing Career
Apart from her extensive singing career, Kelly has also been engaged in movies where her first major role was in “From Justin to Kelly” in 2003. She also appeared as a judge on “The Voice” and “American Idol”. She did not limit the potential of her voice to singing, but also worked as a voice actor for animated films including “The Star” and “Trolls World Tour”. She also had her own show from 2019 to 2020 named “The Kelly Clarkson Show”.
What’s more, is that she has been writing children’s books and has been quite successful in that field as well. Her first book was “River Rose and the Magical Lullaby”. Another book “River Rose and the Magical Christmas” was released in 2017.
An Unhappy Personal Life
Kelly tied the knot with Brandon Blackstock in 2013 who happened to be the son of her former manager, Narvel Blackstock. Brandon had been previously married to Melissa Ashworth for several years. Kelly and Brandon had two children together, River Rose Blackstock and Remington Alexander Blackstock. After seven long years of marriage, the couple decided to split due to “irreconcilable differences” according to Clarkson.
Kelly Clarkson’s Net Worth – How Much is her Worth in 2020?
As of 2020, Kelly Clarkson’s net worth stands at $45 million owing to the singer’s determination and multiple talents. Here is a breakdown of how she earned it and where she invests:
Album Sales
When Clarkson started out in 2003 with her debut album, she reportedly signed a deal of $1 million with RCA Records. Since she worked with the record label for several years, releasing multiple albums, she received somewhere around $1 to $3 million for each of her albums. However, when she left RCA to join Atlantic Records, the amount for which she signed was kept confidential.
The singer has sold over 25 million copies and 45 million singles globally while headlining eight tours and co-headlining five tours throughout her career.
The Voice
When Clarkson joined “The Voice” in season 14, she had to decide between “The Voice” and “American Idol” leading to a bidding war between the two. Thanks to the struggle of “The Voice”, Clarkson signed up for the season for a whopping $14 million. She reportedly earns the second-highest salary in the history of the show and is behind Blake Shelton who has been appearing on the show ever since the first season.
Property
Clarkson and Blackstock purchased a mansion in Hendersonville, TN, in 2012. The 20,000 square-foot mansion was bought for $3 million after which quite a lot of renovations were done. In 2017, the property was listed for $8,750,000 which was unfortunately too high to find a buyer for. Hence, the price was then reduced to $7.5 million earlier this year. The fascinating property is located on a lake with 7 bedrooms and 4 acres of property.
Kelly Clarkson has pursued her passion no matter what anyone else told her to do. Her net worth has increased quite fast over the years and will continue to increase as long as Clarkson continues to use her creativity to win the hearts of her audience.
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