"I mean, we didn't think it was going to come of anything. Like, we were the first season of American Idol. So we were there for that paycheck that SAG-AFTRA gives you, to pay for some bills ...

On Monday afternoon’s (Dec. 18) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Clarkson, who won the first season of American Idol in 2002, bonded with her guest Fantasia Barrino, who won the show’s ...

Kelly Clarkson Recalls How Season One of 'American Idol' 'Wasn't Fun' in the Beginning ... Clarkson, now 37, burst onto the scene as a contestant on the first season of American Idol 17 years ago.

Kelly Clarkson Reflects on ‘American Idol’ First Season Finale Win 18 Years Later: ‘It Changed My Life’ On Sept. 4, 2002, a 20-year-old waitress from Fort Worth, Texas named Kelly Clarkson ...

Kelly Clarkson famously won the first season of "American Idol" and has since become one of its most successful winners, but she did not initially know what she had signed up for. During a recent ...

"American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson said she wasn't sure where her career would go after winning Season 1. Clarkson spoke to Andy Cohen during Friday’s episode of "The Kelly Clarkson Show." ...

Kelly Clarkson has a lot more on her plate these days than when she won American Idol in 2002.. The "Miss Independent" singer, 42, won the hit reality singing competition series' debut season 22 ...

A s one of the most famous American Idol contestants, as well as the show's first winner, Kelly Clarkson has paved the way for a parade of aspiring singers on the long-running singing show.That ...

Kelly Clarkson was the first ‘American Idol’ winner. Clarkson became famous as a young contestant on the first season of American Idol back in 2002. She won the competition, ...

Kelly Clarkson is revealing some secrets about her time on “American Idol” and “The Voice.” On March 27, the talk show host appeared as a guest on the “Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce ...

Kelly Clarkson became the first ‘American Idol’ winner in 2002. Clarkson rose to fame in 2002 when she appeared in the first season of American Idol with judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and ...

The original idol was announced as one of the performers on the special two-hour finale of the ever-popular reality television singing competition, which revolutionized television when it first ...