Kelly Clarkson

Early life

Clarkson was born in Fort Worth, Texas to parents of Greek, Irish, and German descent. 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.

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Fort Worth - Texas - Greek - Irish - German - Burleson, Texas - Choir - Career - Los Angeles, California

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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 a cocktail waitress, a promo girl for Red Bull, at a cinema (where the premiere of her film, From Justin to Kelly, was later held), in a pharmacy, at Chili's, the Fort Worth Zoo, as a telemarketer, as a door-to-door sales agent for Kirby vacuum cleaners for a day, and others.

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Television - Sabrina the Teenage Witch - Gerry Goffin - Apartment - Red Bull - Film - From Justin to Kelly - Chili's - Fort Worth Zoo - Telemarketer - Kirby - Vacuum cleaner

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