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American Idol’s Kelly Clarkson to release festive EP via iTunes

Kelly Clarkson has revealed that she will be releasing a nine track EP via iTunes later this month.

The former American Idol winner announced the extended play ‘iTunes Session’ will contain some of her biggest hit singles, as well a festive track and an exclusive interview.

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American Idol’s Kelly Clarkson wrote a song for One Direction’s debut album ‘Up All Night’

Kelly Clarkson has revealed that she wrote one of the album tracks on One Direction debut record.

The American Idol winner – who recently performed her own number one single ‘Mr Know It All’ on an X Factor UK results show – is in the middle of a promotional tour in England right now and along with former X Factor winner Matt Cardle, switched on Christmas lights in Regent Street earlier this week.

During her time here, she revealed that one of her self penned tracks will appear on One Direction’s album ‘Up All Night.’

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Kelly Clarkson thinks American Idol is more about vocals – X Factor wants entertainment!

Kelly Clarkson has admitted that she may not have succeeded on The X Factor, because she isn’t entertaining enough.

The former American Idol winner – who has clocked up two Grammy Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and a Women’s World Award since winning the first series of the talent show – gave a live performance on The X Factor last night and afterwards, speaking on The Xtra Factor spinoff show confessed that the two formats have a very different focus.

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X Factor 2011: Kelly Clarkson sings well but dresses badly for “Mr Know It All” (VIDEO)

Kelly Clarkson performed on ITV’s The X Factor for the first time ever this evening.

The first ever American Idol winner has previously guest mentored and performed on the Dutch version of the reality TV competition and sang on last week’s Australian live show, but has never before graced any of the UK series’.

This evening the brunette beauty took to the stage to give a live performance of her newest single “Mr. Know It All”, the lead track from her fifth album ‘Stronger.’

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Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson, Professor Green and Emeli Sandé for X Factor 2011 results show this week!

We are SOOOOOO excited about this Sunday’s X Factor results show.

Not only will we get the opportunity to laugh at the awful lip syncing on display during the group performance given by the final eleven acts, but there will be some real talent on the stage too!

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American Idol: Kelly Clarkson album pushed back to September

Kelly Clarkson has revealed that the release date of her new album has been pushed back to September 2011.

The singer, who shot to fame when she won the first season of American Idol, and had previously claimed that the record would be on sale from early this year.

In 2010 Clarkson announced via Twitter that her fifth album would probably be released in the beginning of 2011, she added that the lead single will be out in January and that two duets may be on the album. She also revealed the titles of two songs from her album, “You Still Won’t Know What It’s Like” and “You Love Me,” with the former being produced by Jason Halbert who worked on her 2007 single, “Never Again.”

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American Idol 2010: Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, Kris Allen return! (VIDEO)

Seven out of the eight American Idol winners returned to the Idol stage last night and performed a tribute to outgoing judge Simon Cowell.

Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks and Kris Allen, joined by a gaggle of past contestants gathered on stage to sing Delta Goodrem’s ‘Together We are One.’ The only person missing was season seven winner David Cook, who had to attend a charity event instead.

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Kelly Clarkson & Fantasia Barrino to duet on American Idol 2010 Final

It is only a few hours until this year’s American Idol finale gets underway and a last minute announcement has revealed that former Idol winners Kelly Clarkson & Fantasia Barrino will be duetting on the results show.

Before we find out whether Lee DeWyze or Crystal Bowersox will take the crown, we’ll be treated to some amazing celebrity performances and along with Kelly and Fantasia, sources also suggest that Christina Aguilera will be singing on the show.

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Kelly Clarkson is American Idol’s most successful graduate

Kelly Clarkson has been named as American Idol’s most successful contestant to date.

Carrie Underwood, winner of Idol season 4 may have sold more albums than first ever winner Kelly Clarkson, but Billboard.com have shunted her into second place.

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American Idol: Kelly Clarkson blasts ‘disrespecting, lying, sneaky’ hackers

American Idol star Kelly Clarkson has unleashed her fury, after computer hackers managed to release one of her rough demos online.

The track named ‘Cleopatra’ appeared on various file sharing sites recently and was rumoured to be a demo from the Clarkson’s next album.

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