1. Kellie Dawn Pickler was born on June 28,1986 and is an American country music singer, actress and television personality.
41 Facts About Kellie Pickler
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Kellie Pickler was married to Nashville songwriter and record producer Kyle Jacobs from 2011 until his suicide in 2023.
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Kellie Pickler was born June 28,1986, at Stanly Memorial Hospital in Albemarle, North Carolina, to Cynthia Morton and Clyde "Bo" Raymond Pickler Jr.
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Kellie Pickler's mother left when Kellie was two years old, then returned and took custody of her for two years.
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Kellie Pickler says the major influences in her life are her grandfather, Clyde Raymond Kellie Pickler Sr.
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Kellie Pickler graduated in 2004 from North Stanly High School in New London, North Carolina where she was a cheerleader.
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Kellie Pickler sang "On the Side of Angels" by LeAnn Rimes at her high school graduation.
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The 19-year-old Kellie Pickler auditioned for American Idol in the fall of 2005 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Kellie Pickler sang both Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" and Martina McBride's "A Broken Wing".
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Kellie Pickler once predicted Pickler would be in the final three, and said he preferred her over the previous season's winner, Carrie Underwood.
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Kellie Pickler has stated in the past a previous ignorance of common popular culture before her Idol fame.
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Kellie Pickler received numerous awards from local and statewide government officials praising her accomplishments as a contestant on the American Idol television show.
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Kellie Pickler pursued her recording aspirations in Nashville, Tennessee, shortly thereafter.
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On January 18,2007, Kellie Pickler co-hosted The View and was presented with a gold record by Rosie O'Donnell, certifying that her album has reached the 500,000 sales mark.
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Kellie Pickler performed her second single, "I Wonder", which is a personal song about her absent relationship with her mother, Cynthia Morton.
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Kellie Pickler was nominated for "Top New Female Vocalist" for the 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards.
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Kellie Pickler appeared in country music artist Brad Paisley's music video "Online" in 2007.
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In September 2007, Kellie Pickler released a version of "Santa Baby" for a Christmas country compilation.
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Kellie Pickler performed "I Wonder", at the 2007 CMA Awards.
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Kellie Pickler performed the debut single, "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" at the ACM Awards on May 18,2008, and received a good response from the audience.
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Kellie Pickler was nominated for "Top New Female Vocalist", but the award went to Taylor Swift.
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On November 12,2008, Kellie Pickler performed the second single from her album Best Days of Your Life at the CMA Awards.
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Kellie Pickler was nominated for "New Artist of the Year" for the second year in a row, but lost to Lady Antebellum.
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Kellie Pickler was nominated for "Female Video of the Year" at the 2009 CMT Music Awards for "Don't You Know You're Beautiful".
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Kellie Pickler presented the award for "USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year" with Idol judge Randy Jackson.
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Kellie Pickler accompanied Swift on the first leg of her Fearless Tour 2009.
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On June 27,2012, ABC News Radio reported that Kellie Pickler parted ways with Sony Nashville.
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On October 8,2012, CMT reported Kellie Pickler had signed with the independent record label Black River Entertainment.
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Kellie Pickler wrote the title track with her husband, songwriter Kyle Jacobs.
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Kellie Pickler performed a well received super sized freestyle, which scored a perfect 30 and garnered effusive praise from the dance judges.
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Kellie Pickler performed "Little Bit Gypsy" on November 25,2013, episode in the seventeenth season.
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In 2013, Kellie Pickler starred as Mirabelle in the fiftieth VeggieTales video, Beauty and the Beet released on October 14,2014.
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In February 2022, Kellie Pickler began work as a DJ on SiriusXM's country music station, The Highway.
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In 1992, Kellie Pickler's mother returned to Albemarle, but rarely made contact with her.
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Kellie Pickler was released on May 6,2006, a week after her elimination from Idol.
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In 2007, Kellie Pickler was in a relationship with Nashville Predators player Jordin Tootoo and visited his family in Nunavut.
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Kellie Pickler participates in charitable events to help raise funds for various organizations.
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Kellie Pickler has participated in three tours on behalf of United Service Organizations.
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In January 2010, Kellie Pickler made stops in Iraq and Kuwait on a 10-day tour with Randy Houser and Jamey Johnson.
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In early August 2009, Kellie Pickler participated in ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's rebuilding of James Terpenning's family home in Beavercreek, Ohio.
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Kellie Pickler performed a free concert at the home, and helped during reconstruction.