Kelly Clarkson Facts: Singer's Age, Husband, Kids, Net Worth & More Revealed

December 27, 2022, 7:58 PM

Kelly Clarkson in 2018.

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Kelly Clarkson became an overnight star in the early days of reality TV, but has cemented herself as a true pop queen in the two decades since.

The American singer and TV star first found fame after winning the very first season of american idol back in 2002.

Her debut single ‘A Moment Like This’ was America’s best-selling single of 2002 and was included on her debut album Satisfying.

On her second album, she reinvented herself as a pop rock star Break away in 2004, featuring the huge hits ‘Since U Been Gone’, ‘Behind These Hazel Eyes’ and ‘Because of You’. It sold over 12 million copies worldwide and won two Grammy Awards.

Kelly has recorded a total of nine studio albums, with some of her other big hits including ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’, ‘Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)’ and ‘Underneath the Tree’.

She has sold more than 25 million albums and 45 million singles worldwide, becoming the first artist in history to top the pop, adult contemporary, adult pop, country and dance charts.

Kelly has also served as a coach The voice and since 2019 hosts her own popular talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show.

1. How old is Kelly Clarkson?

   

   Kelly Clarkson in 2002.
   
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   Kelly Clarkson was born on April 24, 1982. She celebrated her 40th birthday in 2022.

   She was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to parents Jeanne Ann (née Rose), a first-grade English teacher, and Stephen Michael Clarkson, a former engineer.

   She is the youngest of three children and she has a brother named Jason and a sister named Alyssa.

   Her parents divorced when she was six years old, and her brother went to live with their father, while her sister went to live with an aunt, and she stayed with her mother.

2. Is Kelly Clarkson married and does she have children?

   

   Kelly Clarkson with former husband Brandon (L-R: Seth Blackstock (Brandon’s son from a previous marriage), son Remington, Savannah Blackstock (Brandon’s daughter from a previous marriage), Kelly, daughter River and Brandon Blackstock).
   
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   In 2012, Kelly began dating talent manager Brandon Blackstock, the son of her former manager Narvel Blackstock, and former stepson of country star Reba McEntire.

   The couple married a year later at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee.

   During their marriage, Brandon was also her manager.

   Together they have a daughter named River Rose, born in 2014, and a son named Remington ‘Remy’ Alexander, born in 2016.

   In 2020, Kelly Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock, citing irreconcilable differences.

3. What is Kelly Clarkson Net Worth?

   Kelly Clarkson has an estimated net worth of around $45 million, according to Net worth of celebrities.