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24 Years Since Kelly Clarkson Became the First ‘American Idol’ Winner

The season 1 finale was watched live by an estimated 23 million viewers.
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Kelly Clarkson Won ‘American Idol’ Season 1 24 Years Ago Today, and Her Single Broke a Chart Record That Took 5 Years to Fall

Kelly Clarkson beat Justin Guarini in the first-ever American Idol finale on September 4, 2002, drawing 22.77 million viewers to Fox for a summer replacement show nobody had heard of three months ...
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Where Is Every ‘American Idol’ Winner Now?

Over the course of 24 years, “American Idol” has crowned 23 talented singers as winners of the singing competition — and on May 11, one more hopeful had their moment to shine. But unless you’re one of ...

Kelly Clarkson’s First Hit Changed Reality TV — And Her Life Forever

Kelly Clarkson released “A Moment Like This,” the No. 1 smash that transformed the first ‘American Idol’ winner into a major ...
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American Idol’s Taylor Hicks Clarifies Flirty Message to Kelly Clarkson: ‘Think That’s Manifested’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earlier this year, Hicks, 49, raised eyebrows when he flirtatiously responded to Clarkson's revelation that she did not receive a ...
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Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson Says She's "So Glad" to Be Single in Rare Comments About Love Life. Kelly Clarkson—mom to River, 12, and Remington, 10, with late ex-husband Brandon Blackstock— ...