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'''Eric Steven Raymond''' (born [[December 4]], [[1957]]), often referred to as '''ESR''', is the author of "[[The Cathedral and the Bazaar]]" and the present maintainer of the "[[Jargon File]]" (also known as "The New Hacker's Dictionary"). Though the Jargon File established his original reputation as a historian/anthropologist of the [[hacker culture]], after [[1997]] he became a leading figure in the [[open source]] movement, and is today one of its most famous (and controversial) characters.

'''Kelly Brianne Clarkson''' (born [[April 24]] [[1982]]) is an [[United States|American]] singer who won the first season of ''[[American Idol]]'' and has since gone on to have a successful recording career. She has had six Top-10 United States [[Single (music)|singles]], including three number-one radio hits from the same album (''Breakaway''), and both of her [[Album (music)|albums]] have entered the top five on the [[Billboard Top 200]] chart.

Raymond is an avowed [[libertarian]]. He is known to have a strong interest in [[science fiction]], [[firearms]], is an enthusiastic amateur musician, and has a black belt in [[taekwondo]]. His advocacy of [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] gun rights and support for the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] has nettled many, but he seems to enjoy the controversy those positions engender. He also suffers from a mild form of congenital [[cerebral palsy]] {{ref|dancingwithgods}}.

==Biography and music career==

==Achievements==

=== Early life ===

Born in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] in [[1957]], Raymond lived on three continents before settling in [[Pennsylvania]] in [[1971]]. His involvement with hacker culture began in [[1976]] and he contributed to his first [[open source]] project in [[1982]]. Since then, his [[open source]] software development activities have included maintaining the [[fetchmail]] email client, contributing editing modes to the [[EMACS]] editor and co-writing portions of the [[ncurses|GNU ncurses]] library.

Clarkson was born in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], [[Texas]] to Stephen Michael Clarkson and Jeanne Ann Rose. Her parents divorced when she was six years old, after which her brother went to live with their father, her sister with their aunt, and Clarkson with her mother. She eventually moved to [[Burleson, Texas]] after fourth grade. In middle school, she was overheard singing in a school corridor by a teacher, who invited her to join the school [[choir]]. Her participation in choral and musical activities spurred her interest in a recording [[career]] and, following her high school graduation, she relocated to [[Los Angeles, California]].

Clarkson worked as an extra on [[television]] (one such appearance was on ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'') and worked briefly with songwriter [[Gerry Goffin]]. After her Los Angeles [[apartment]] burned down, however, she moved back to Texas, discouraged but still intent on a career in show business. She still managed some odd jobs such as cocktail waitress, [[Red Bull]] promo girl, and [[Telemarketing|telemarketer]].

Raymond coined the [[aphorism]] "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow." He credits [[Linus Torvalds]] with the inspiration for this quotation, which he dubs "[[Linus's law]]". The mainstream source for the quotation is his [[1999]] book ''[[The Cathedral and the Bazaar|The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary]]'', Sebastopol, California: O'Reilly & Associates; but [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ar01s04.html his website] archives the earliest source ([[1997]]), originally distributed freely on the Internet. "Cathedral" is generally considered to be his most important work. ESR is also a prolific publisher of essays and opinion pieces, many of which are political in nature, through his website and blog.

=== ''American Idol'' competition ===

After 1997 Raymond became a prominent voice in the open source movement and was one of the founders of the [[Open Source Initiative]]. He also took on the self-appointed role of ambassador of [[open source]] to the press, business and mainstream culture. He is a gifted speaker and has taken his road show to more than fifteen countries on six continents. He is routinely quoted in the mainstream press, and as of [[2003]] has probably achieved more public visibility than almost any other open source advocate.

[[Image:Kelly Clarkson.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Clarkson performing on ''Idol'']]

Clarkson auditioned for ''American Idol '' along with ten thousand other people in [[2002]]. Impressed by her performance, the panel of judges put her through to the next round. Upon landing a final thirty spot, Clarkson was praised by the judges for her rendition of [[Aretha Franklin]]'s "[[Respect (Aretha Franklin song)|Respect]]". She moved on to the final ten, receiving a number two spot in her group. Once in the top ten, Clarkson gradually moved into the position of competition favorite, performing songs such as [[Carole King]]'s "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and [[Bette Midler]]'s "Stuff Like That There".

On [[September 4]] [[2002]], Clarkson won the competition, earning 58% of the audience vote over [[Justin Guarini]], who had previously been leading. As the newly crowned "American Idol", Clarkson performed the ballad "[[A Moment Like This]]". Clarkson, [[Clay Aiken]] of season two and [[Carrie Underwood]] of season four were the only contestants in ''American Idol'' history who succeeded in staying out of the bottom three places in weekly voting results. Clarkson and Underwood both went on to win the competition.

Raymond and his supporters have credited his tactics with a number of remarkable successes, beginning with the release of the [[Mozilla]] (then [[Netscape (web browser)|Netscape]]) source code in [[1998]], and he is widely credited with having taken the open source mission to [[Financial market|Wall Street]] more effectively than earlier advocates.

=== ''Idol'' recording career ===

==Criticism==

Raymond initially became famous for his adoption of the [[Jargon File]]. Since then, many hackers have become dissatisfied by his centralized control over submissions to the File, the allegedly questionable additions and edits he has made, and the removal of certain terms on the grounds of being dated (unusual in historical dictionary projects). He has also been criticised for using the [[Jargon File]] as a vehicle for promoting his own political and social opinions. Particular instances that attracted much attention were the addition of tendentious pro-Iraq War and pro-gun ownership entries [http://slashdot.org/articles/03/06/08/1534249.shtml].

[[Image:Kelly Clarkson Thankful.jpg|left|thumb|200px|''Thankful'' — [[April 15]] [[2003]]]]

Critics accuse Raymond of hijacking the [[free software movement]] for the sake of self-promotion. It is argued that he has often worked to undermine other leaders/speakers of the movement. His disagreement with [[Richard Stallman]] and the [[Free Software Foundation]]'s views on the ethics of free software in favour of a more market-driven stance has exacerbated some pre-existing tensions in the community. He agreed to lecture at [[Microsoft]] [http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990615S0032], also increasing the friction, and is also said to have accepted stock options in return for giving [[VA Software]] credibility as their hired "moral compass". [http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=1999-12-10-001-05-NW-LF] [http://lwn.net/2001/0222/a/esr-hard-times.php3]

On [[October 5]] [[2002]], Clarkson's first single, "A Moment Like This", broke the record for biggest jump on the charts when it jumped from number fifty-two to number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart. This broke the long-standing record set by [[The Beatles]] in [[1964]], when "[[Can't Buy Me Love]]" moved from number twenty-seven to number one. "A Moment Like This" was eventually certified gold, selling upwards of 500,000 copies.

When an apparently unsuspecting [[Microsoft]] recruiter (probably referred by someone as a joke) contacted Raymond in September 2005 "as someone who could potentially be a contributor at Microsoft", his [http://esr.ibiblio.org/index.php?p=208 response], incorrectly treating this as an actual offer of employment, was typical: "What were you going to do with the rest of your afternoon, offer jobs to [[Richard Stallman]] and [[Linus Torvalds]]? Or were you going to stick to something easier, like talking [[Pope Benedict|Pope Benedict XVI]] into presiding at a Satanist orgy?" This arguably brash assumption that he should be classed with Torvalds and Stallman (or that his importance to the open source community is analogous to that of the Pope to the [[Catholic Church]]) is typical of what many of Raymond's critics find disagreeable.

Her first [[Album (music)|album ]] ''[[Thankful]]'' was released by [[RCA Records]] on [[April 15]] [[2003]]. In May 2003 it was certified [[platinum record|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]. ''Thankful'' also received good reviews, though critics said that much of her success could be credited to the commerciality of the music. Clarkson co-wrote four of the twelve songs on the album.

There has also been some acrimony between Raymond and [[Linux kernel]] developers, after the Linux project's refusal to incorporate CML2, an alternative kernel configuration system developed by Raymond. [http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/340] [http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/17] [http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-ivesr.html?ca=dgr-lnxw09EricRaymond]

Songs from the album released as singles include "[[Low (song)|Low]]", which peaked at number fifty-eight in the US, and "[[The Trouble with Love Is]]", which was featured on the [[soundtrack]] of the 2004 film ''[[Love Actually]]''.

Clarkson starred with fellow ''American Idol'' contestant Justin Guarini in ''[[From Justin to Kelly]]'' which was released in the summer of [[2003 in film|2003]]. The film received weak reviews and was a [[box office bomb|box office disaster]]. Some critics named it one of the [[List of movies that have been cited as being among the worst ever made|worst movies ever made]]. The two stars revealed that their work in the film was stipulated in their ''Idol'' contracts.

Furthermore, his temper has also caused some tension between himself and other Open Source advocates, most famously [[Bruce Perens]]. Perens made public a private threatening email he received from Raymond on the [[Debian]] mailing lists, citing concerns for his personal safety. [http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/1999/debian-user-199904/msg00623.html] [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/1999/debian-devel-199904/msg00205.html]

In September 2003, Clarkson appeared [[NBC]]'s ''[[American Dreams]]'' as [[Brenda Lee]], performing "Sweet Nothings".

Raymond's claim to being a "Core Linux Developer" has also drawn criticism on the ground that he has never had any code accepted into the Linux kernel, and that the extent of his open source code contributions are relatively minor and arguably unimportant, amounting to little more than portions of fetchmail, Ncurses, and a few Emacs editing modes. This lack of credentials led to a derisive reception [http://linuxtoday.com/stories/7196.html#talkback_area] of the essay "Shut Up And Show Them The Code", levelled at [[Richard Stallman]], the original author of, among other things, [[EMACS|Emacs]], [[GNU Compiler Collection|GCC]], [[GNU Debugger|GDB]], and [[Make|GNU Make]], some of the most important and widely used pieces of software in the world.

In December 2003, Clarkson participated in the ''[[World Idol]]'' competition. She placed second to Norwegian Idol winner [[Kurt Nilsen]].

Raymond addresses some of these criticisms in his essay "Take My Job, Please!" [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/take-my-job-please.html], where he argues that if anyone is qualified and willing to take his job and present the case for open source to the world, he would "back them to the hilt".

In [[Grammy Awards of 2004|2004]], Clarkson received a nomination for the [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] for her edgy top-ten hit single "[[Miss Independent]]". It was co-written by [[Christina Aguilera]] and Clarkson.

During the summer of 2003, Raymond expounded his opinions about politics, racial IQ differences [http://www.ibiblio.org/esrblog/index.php?m=200311#post-129], terrorism and the Iraq war on his weblog ([http://armedndangerous.blogspot.com/2002_09_15_armedndangerous_archive.html#81815163] for instance), provoking much heated criticism.

Later in 2004, Clarkson embarked on the thirty-city "Independent Tour" with fellow ''Idol'' contestant [[Clay Aiken]].

[[Image:raymond007-7.jpg|thumb|right|Eric S. Raymond (One Magazine photo shoot)]]

=== Solo career established ===

==Books by Raymond==

[[Image:Breakaway.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Breakaway'' — [[November 30]] [[2004]]]]

* The New Hacker's Dictionary (editor) (MIT Press, paperback ISBN 0-262-68092-0, cloth ISBN 0-262-18178-9) — printed version of the [[Jargon file]]

* The Cathedral and the Bazaar (O'Reilly; hardcover ISBN 1565927249, October 1999; paperback ISBN 0596001088, January 2001) — includes "[[The Cathedral and the Bazaar]]", "[[Homesteading the Noosphere]]", "The Magic Cauldron" and "Revenge of the Hackers"

* [[The Art of Unix Programming]] (Addison-Wesley, October 2003; paperback ISBN 0131429019)

On [[November 30]] [[2004]], RCA Records released Clarkson's second album ''[[Breakaway (album)|Breakaway]]''. Entering the Billboard album chart at number three, ''Breakaway'' received praise from critics, who noted its harder, more [[rock and roll|rock]]-flavored edge, one that invited comparisons to [[Avril Lavigne]]. The album has also been characterized by Clarkson herself as being in the [[pop rock]] genre.

==Movies with Raymond==

* [[Revolution OS]], Linux Documentary with Eric S. Raymond on VHS/DVD

Clarkson took a more hands-on approach to creating ''Breakaway'', co-writing six of the eleven tracks in the process. Producers and fellow artists also helped Clarkson craft the album, some of which include [[Max Martin]] ("Since U Been Gone", "Behind These Hazel Eyes"), Avril Lavigne ("Breakaway"), and former [[Evanescence]] band members Ben Moody and David Hodges ("Because of You", "Addicted").

==External links==

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*[http://www.catb.org/~esr/ Raymond's home page]

*[http://esr.ibiblio.org ESR's weblog]

*{{gutenberg author | id=Eric_S._Raymond | name=Eric S. Raymond}}

*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0713253/ imdb filmography] (movies with Eric S. Raymond)

*[http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/ The Cathedral and the Bazaar]

*[http://catb.org/~esr/writings/unix-koans/ Rootless Root: The Koans of Master Foo], 2003

*[http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/loginataka.html The Loginataka: Dialogue between a guru and a newbie], 1992

*[http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/bezroukov/index.html A Second Look at the Cathedral and Bazaar by Nikolai Bezroukov (First Monday)]

*[http://www.ora.de/catalog/cb/chapter/ The Magic Cauldron], 1999

*[http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html How To Become A Hacker]

*[http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/ Jargon File]

*[http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=1999-12-10-001-05-NW-LF Surprised by Wealth] — Raymond's thoughts immediately after the [[VA Linux]] [[initial public offering]]

*[http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/finding-raymond.html Finding Eric S. Raymond] — or why links to his former home page at tuxedo.org don't work anymore

*[http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html The Luxury of Ignorance: An Open-Source Horror Story] — ESR's critique of software usability

*[http://eurohacker.mine.nu/issue1/a05.html Interview with ESR] in [[EuroHacker Magazine]] where he talks about guns and politics.

*[http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/04/cov_14feature.html A Salon article on Netscape and Raymond; also mentions that he suffers from cerebral palsy]

*[http://geekz.co.uk/ Everybody loves Eric Raymond] Online comic, critical of ESR and his blog entries

''Breakaway's'' first four singles, "[[Breakaway (song)|Breakaway]]", "[[Since U Been Gone]]", "[[Behind These Hazel Eyes]]" and "[[Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)|Because of You]]", have all received widespread airplay in several different radio formats and reached the [[Billboard Hot 100]] top-ten, peaking at number six, number two, number six and number seven, respectively. "Because of You" became ''Breakaway'''s third number one mainstream radio hit in the U.S. following "Breakaway" and "Since U Been Gone". The song is also currently ranked at number six in Canada and number 8 in the U.S..

==References==

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On October 22, 2005, she became the first pop artist in five years to have four top 10 hits off one album.

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[[Image:Behind These Hazel Eyes.jpg|154px|thumb|left|"Behind These Hazel Eyes" CD single cover]]

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Industry experts noted that Clarkson had avoided the "sophomore slump", and that the artistic and commercial success of the album and its singles cemented Clarkson's place in the pop music industry, separate from the ''American Idol'' machine. ''Breakaway'' has proved to have staying power. Eleven months after its release, it has not left the top-twenty.

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In [[2005]] Clarkson was a musical guest on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and acted in two sketches. Clarkson was also named by [[People (magazine)|Teen People Magazine]] as one of the "Hottest 25 Stars Under 25".

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By July 2005 Clarkson is the top-selling ''American Idol'' contestant and the only one having released two mainstream CDs. ''Breakaway'' has so far sold 3.9 million copies domestically (certified 4 times-platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] on [[November]] [[2005]]).

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In August, Clarkson won several [[Teen Choice Award|Teen Choice Awards]] and [[Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]].

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Despite having bronchitis, Clarkson appeared on ''ReAct Now: Music & Relief'', a live performance broadcast on [[Viacom]]'s networks MTV, VH1 and CMT on [[September 10]] [[2005]]. The program raised funds for the [[American Red Cross]] and the victims of [[Hurricane Katrina]]. Clarkson performed a cover of [[Ray LaMontagne]]'s "Shelter".

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== Personal life and persona ==

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Clarkson has a well-known conservative reputation, which is considered unusual by typical "Hollywood" standards. Clarkson's personal relationships are rarely outspoken, although some past love interests have sparked curiosity among fans and media outlets everywhere. While giving her acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards on [[August 28]], [[2005]], Clarkson briefly thanked her beau in the crowd, essentially confirming a rumor that she was in a new relationship. It's revealed later that her new beau is [[Graham Colton]], the lead singer of the Texas-based [[Graham Colton Band]], the opening band for her 2005 summer tour.

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Clarkson is known for her bond with her fans, with whom she goes out of her way to meet and talk. Once on her ''Breakaway Tour'', she was sick after a show in [[Chicago]]. Instead of cancelling the meet-and-greet afterward, as many artists would do, she went through with it and even apologized to her fans for not being able to talk much to them.

Clarkson has also had her share of minor controversy, such as allegations that her work doing demos for a record company broke ''American Idol'' rules about not having a contract with a record company. However, she was cleared of all allegations, having only had a contract to do demonstration work. Later as what some saw as poor sportsmanship on her part during the ''World Idol'' competition when she realized she was not going to win; she would instead earn second place.

According to a fall 2005 issue of Pop-Star, Clarkson has written a song called "Haunted" based on a real life experience. "But it's not about me," she says. "It's about a friend of mine. We went to high school together and she committed suicide about a year after we graduated. She was a very cool girl. It's always the people you'd never expect. I would have never thought that."

== Tours ==

'''2002: The ''American Idol'' Tour'''

* 28-City U.S. Tour (October - November 2002)

** Two-month arena tour starring Kelly and the other ''American Idol'' finalists.

'''2004: The Independent Tour, co-headlining with Clay Aiken'''

* 30-City U.S. Tour (February - April 2004)

* The final show in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]] on April 16, 2004, featured the acoustic performance of a new song entitled "Don't", written by Clarkson and her band's lead guitarist Danny Weissfeld during the tour. "Don't" also became a part of the regular set list throughout the ''Breakaway'' tour, and is rumored to appear on Clarkson's third studio album.

'''2005: The ''Breakaway'' Spring Tour'''

* 35-City U.S. / Canada Tour (March–May 2005)

* The ''Breakaway'' Tour is Clarkson's most successful to date, selling-out the majority of venues in its 35-city run.

'''2005: The Hazel Eyes Summer Tour'''

* Dates are currently scheduled throughout the US and Canada, the forty-six-city tour ran from [[July 6]] opening in Lubbock, TX and ended in New York, NY on [[October 11]].

*The [[July 17]] [[Orlando, Florida]] concert was [[webcast]] live on [[AOL]]. A key thematic moment in her concerts is her rendition of [[Annie Lennox]]'s 1992 hit, "Why", which she introduces as her favorite song. The 70-minute show features frequent sing-alongs from the audience and expressions of gratitude from Clarkson. There are rock arrangements to most songs, with an [[a cappella]] "Beautiful Disaster" and a two-[[acoustic guitar]]-only shambolic "Breakaway".

*Due to popular demand, "Hear Me" was added to the tour set list after Clarkson was, as she put it, "hated on" during the ''Breakaway'' Tour for not performing this song at any of her shows.

* The Hazel Eyes Tour features a new song called "Come Here" which is, according to Clarkson, "probably going to be on the next record".

*Several venues were cancelled, due to Clarkson contracting bronchitis and walking pneumonia. She will return in December to finish up her Hazel Eyes Tour. Currently scheduled stops are in Texas, California, Nevada and Washington.

'''2005: The ''Breakaway'' World Tour'''

*In a June 2005 radio interview on [[Capital FM]] in London, Clarkson mentioned that she would begin planning a world tour that will visit Australia, Asia, and Europe, after finishing ''The Hazel Eyes Tour'' in the U.S.

*The ''Breakaway'' World Tour began on Friday [[November 4]], 2005, at the [[Challenge Stadium]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth, Australia]]. Her final show in Australia and both New Zealand dates have been postponed due to vocal strain. This may affect her return to the United States to finish up her Hazel Eyes tour. She is scheduled to head to the British Isles beginning February 17th in Manchester, UK. New dates are announced regularly, but may be pushed back due to Clarkson's current sickness.

== Discography ==

=== Albums ===

* [[2003]]: ''[[Thankful]]'' — '''#1''' US (1 week, 2x Platinum); '''#1''' CAN (1 week, Platinum); #30 AUS (Gold); #52 UK

* [[2004]]: ''[[Breakaway (album)|Breakaway]]'' — #3 US (4x Platinum); #6 CAN (3x Platinum); #2 AUS (3x Platinum); #5 NZ (2x Platinum); #6 UK (Platinum); South Africa (Platinum); Ireland (Platinum); Singapore (Gold); Indonesia (Gold) - over 5.5 million worldwide

** ''[[Breakaway (album)|Breakaway]]'' was re-released in Australia on [[November 7]] [[2005]]. The re-release contains a second disc, including remixes, live tracks and music videos.

*** There has recently been talk of re-releasing ''[[Breakaway (album)|Breakaway]]'' in the United States. There have been several descriptions and several release dates from major retailers, and nothing has been confirmed as of yet by RCA or by Clarkson.

=== Singles ===

[[Image:Kelly Clarkson - A Moment Like This CD cover.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|"A Moment Like This"<br>CD single cover]]

*from ''Thankful''

** 2002: "[[A Moment Like This]]" &mdash; '''#1''' US (2 weeks;(US Certification: '''Gold'''); '''#1''' CAN (2 weeks; (CAN Certification: '''2x Platinum''')

*** Released in the US as a [[double A-side]] with "Before Your Love"

** 2003: "[[Miss Independent]]" &mdash; #9 (US Certification: '''Gold'''); #6 CAN; #6 UK; #3 AUS (Gold)

** 2003: "[[Low (song)|Low]]" &mdash; #58 US; #2 CAN; #11 AUS

** 2003: "[[The Trouble with Love Is]]" &mdash; #35 UK; #11 AUS

*** Released in the UK as a double A-side with "Low"

*from ''Breakaway''

** 2004: "[[Breakaway (song)|Breakaway]]" &mdash; #6 (US Certification: '''2x Platinum'''); #3 CAN; #10 (AUS Certification: '''Gold'''); #12 NZ

** 2004: "[[Since U Been Gone]]" &mdash; #2 (US Certification: '''4x Platinum'''); '''#1''' CAN (2 weeks); #5 UK; #3 (AUS Certification: '''Platinum'''); '''#1''' SA (3 weeks); #4 IRL; '''#1''' CHI; #6 GER; #11 NZ; #7 SWZ

** 2005: "[[Behind These Hazel Eyes]]" &mdash; #6 (US Certification: '''Platinum'''); #4 CAN; #9 UK; #6 AUS; #5 CHI; #16 SA

** 2005: "[[Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)|Because of You]]" &mdash; #7 US; #5 CAN

== UK chart performance ==

Following the trend of several previous American artists, Clarkson's album dropped in the United States before hitting the United Kingdom as well as the rest of Europe, as success in the UK tends to reflect success in the rest of Europe.

Clarkson's first single released in the U.K. was "Miss Independent", which reached the top ten. However when she released her debut album, ''Thankful'', it did poorly on the charts, as did her singles "Low" and "The Trouble with Love Is". However she came back with "Since U Been Gone", which reached number five, and stayed a further eight weeks in the top ten. It is currently in the top fifty after nearly half a year. The second single, "Behind These Hazel Eyes," also reached the top ten, and is now in the top twenty.

Her second album, ''Breakaway'', reached number six, and is currently in the top ten; it has been certified platinum. Clarkson is the first American female to reach a peak that high since [[Britney Spears]]' ''Greatest Hits'' album. Clarkson has had more sucess than many other US female pop acts, and is currently the only American female to have a album in the top twenty.

She is tenth on the list of Christmas favorites, behind some of the U.K.'s biggest artists: [[Coldplay]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Westlife]], [[Girls Aloud]], and [[Sugababes]].

==Videography==

*from ''Thankful''

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! Date !! Video !! Director !! [[Total Request Live|TRL]] Stats !! Notes

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| September 2002 || "Before Your Love" || Antti Jokinen || 13 days <br> (1 at #1) || Kelly's first official video, featured and world premiered on MTV's [[Making the Video]].

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| October 2002 || "A Moment Like This" || Antti Jokinen || 19 days <br> (1 at #1) || Features clips of Clarkson's winning moment on ''American Idol''.

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| May 2003 || "Miss Independent" || Liz Friedlander || 50 days <br> (14 at #1) || Nominated for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist in a Video]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video|Best Pop Video]], and [[MTV Video Music Award - Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]] at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.

Clarkson's first video to be [[TRL retired videos|retired]] from the ''[[Total Request Live|TRL]]'' countdown.

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| August 2003 || "Low" || Antti Jokinen || 26 days <br> (4 at #1) || First video to feature Clarkson singing with a live band.

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| November 2003 || "The Trouble with Love Is" || Bryan Barber || 22 days <br> (0 at #1) || Soundtrack video for [[Love Actually|''Love Actually'']]

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*from ''Breakaway''

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| July 2004 || "Breakaway" || Dave Meyers || 23 days <br> (0 at #1) || 7 weeks <br> (0 at #1) || Soundtrack video for [[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement|''The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement'']]

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| November 2004 || "Since U Been Gone" || Alex De Rakoff || 43 days <br> (6 at #1) || 14 weeks <br> (1 at #1) || Won for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]] and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video|Best Pop Video]] at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards.

Video was produced by [[Santa Monica]]-based production company [http://www.fmrocks.com/ FM Rocks].

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| May 2005 || "Behind These Hazel Eyes" || Joseph Kahn || 50 days <br> (33 at #1) || 11 weeks <br> (0 at #1) ||

Clarkson is credited with writing the complete original [[Film treatment|treatment]] for the video,<br>which underwent very few edits and was happily executed by director Joseph Kahn.

The exterior forest scenes for "Behind These Hazel Eyes" were done in one of the largest indoor sets ever built for a music video.

All interior gothic cathedral scenes were filmed in Ontario, Canada.

Set a record on ''TRL'' for the most days at number one by a solo female artist.

Clarkson's second video to be retired from the TRL countdown, and also her first video to be retired internationally (TRL Poland).

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| September 2005 || "Because of You" || Vadim Perelman || 30 days <br> (19 at #1) || 6 Weeks<br> (3 at #1) || Filmed in Irvine, California.

The video "Because of You" marks the second time that Clarkson has submitted her own treatment for a video.

World Premiered on ''TRL'' on Monday, [[October 3]] [[2005]].

"Because of You" became Kelly's first video to debut at number one on ''TRL'', a feat accomplished only by a handful of artists.

Number one on Yahoo Music's Top 100 Videos

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==Filmography==

*2002: ''Issues 101'' - Crystal

*2003: ''[[From Justin to Kelly]]''

== Chart accomplishments ==

* Biggest jump to number one with "A Moment Like this" (from fifty-two). Broke the previous record held by [[The Beatles]] (from twenty-seven with "Can't Buy Me Love").

* First solo artist to hold number-one positions on two U.S. Billboard charts simultaneously with two different singles:

** "Breakaway" &mdash; number one, Adult Contemporary

** "Since U Been Gone" &mdash; number one, Top 40

* First artist to have two songs in the top three of the Billboard Pop Airplay 100 simultaneously, with "Since U Been Gone" and "Behind These Hazel Eyes".

* "Breakaway" was number one on the Adult Contemporary charts for twenty-one non-consecutive weeks (twenty of these being consecutive), tied for the longest run for a female artist with [[Céline Dion]] (Kelly's own idol) and her song "A New Day Has Come".

* "Since U Been Gone" is currently the song with the second most number of digital downloads ever with over 900.000 downloads. Only Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" has more digital downloads of over 1.000.000.

* The "Behind These Hazel Eyes" video currently holds the record of the longest number of days at #1 on TRL by a female artist.

* "Because Of You" debuted #1 on TRL. This feature has only been done by a handful of artists.

==Awards and nominations==

[[Image:kelly vma05.jpg|175px|thumb|right|Kelly accepting her award for Best Female Video at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards]]

'''[[American Music Awards]]'''

* 2005: Nominated - Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist

* 2005: Nominated - Favorite Pop/Rock Album

* 2005: '''Won''' - Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist

* 2005: '''Won''' - T-Mobile Text-In Award (Artist of the Year) (''Voted by the fans, regardless of music genre'')

** '''The 2005 American Music Awards aired November 22, 2005 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].'''

* 2003: Nominated - Best New Pop/Rock Artist

'''ASCAP Pop Music Awards'''

* 2004: '''Won''' - Song Writer Award (''Kelly Clarkson & Rhett Lawrence - Miss Independent'')

'''AOL Awards'''

* 2005: '''Won''' - Best Musical Buddy

* 2004: '''Won''' - Hottest Song (''The Trouble with Love Is'')

'''BDS Certified Spin Award'''

* 2003: '''Won''' - 50,000 Spins (''Low'')

'''[[Billboard Music Awards]]'''

* 2005: Nominated - Hot 100 Song Of The Year (''Since U Been Gone'')

* 2005: Nominated - Digital Song Of The Year (''Since U Been Gone'')

* 2005: Nominated - Artist Of The Year

** '''The 2005 Billboard Music Awards airs December 6, 2005 on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]].'''

* 2002: '''Won''' - Best Selling Single Of The Year (''A Moment Like This'')

'''[[Grammy awards|Grammy Awards]]'''

* 2004: Nominated - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (''Miss Independent'')

'''[[Video Music Awards|Latin Video Music Awards]]'''

* 2005: Nominated - Best International Pop Artist

* 2005: Nominated - Best New International Artist

'''[[Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]]'''

* 2005: '''Won''' - Best Female Video (''Since U Been Gone'')

* 2005: '''Won''' - Best Pop Video (''Since U Been Gone'')

* 2005: Nominated - Viewer's Choice Award (''Since U Been Gone'')

* 2003: Nominated - Best New Artist In A Video (''Miss Independent'')

* 2003: Nominated - Best Pop Video (''Miss Independent'')

* 2003: Nominated - Viewer's Choice Award (''Miss Independent'')

'''New Music Weekly Awards'''

* 2004: '''Won''' - Female Artist Of The Year

* 2004: '''Won''' - Top 40 Single Of The Year (''Miss Independent'')

'''Radio Music Awards'''

* 2005: Nominated - Song of the Year/ Adult Hit Radio {''Breakaway'')

* 2005: Nominated - Song of the Year/ Mainstream Hit Radio {''Since U Been Gone and Behind These Hazel Eyes'')

* 2005: Nominated - Artist of the Year/ Adult Hit Radio

* 2005: Nominated - Artist of the Year / Mainstream Hit Radio

** '''The 2005 Radio Music Awards air December 16, 2005

* 2003: Nominated - Song Of The Year / Top 40 Radio (''Miss Independent'')

* 2003: Nominated - Best Driving Song

'''[[Teen Choice Awards]]'''

* 2005: '''Won''' - Choice Album (''Breakaway'')

* 2005: '''Won''' - Choice Summer Song (''Behind These Hazel Eyes'')

* 2005: '''Won''' - Choice Single (''Since U Been Gone'')

* 2005: '''Won''' - Choice Female Artist

* 2003: '''Won''' - Choice Female Music Artist

* 2003: Nominated - Choice Summer Movie (''From Justin To Kelly'')

* 2003: Nominated - Choice Summer Song (''Miss Independent'')

* 2003: Nominated - Choice Crossover Artist

* 2003: Nominated - Choice Breakout Artist

* 2003: Nominated - Choice Breakout Movie Star, Female

* 2003: Nominated - Choice Chemistry (''From Justin To Kelly'')

* 2003: Nominated - Choice Love Song (''A Moment Like This'')

'''[[World Music Awards]]'''

* 2005: Nominated - World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist

* 2003: Nominated - Best New Female Artist

== External links ==

*[http://www.kellyclarksonweb.com/ The Official Homepage of Kelly Clarkson]

*[http://www.kellyclarksonuk.com/ The Official UK Homepage of Kelly Clarkson]

*[http://www.kellyclarkson.com/ The Official Fan Club of Kelly Clarkson]

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