Reba

     Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is a Grammy award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American country music singer and performer, and actress. Sometimes referred to as The Queen of Country, she is known for her lively stage-shows and pop-tinged ballads. She has issued 31 albums, with over 55 million records sold worldwide in her 33-year career.
     McEntire is at the top of the heap when it comes to big-time country pop stars. Her voice swims in Tammy Wynette-esque tones. Her father Clark McEntire was a professional rodeo rider who taught Reba and her sisters how to ride for rodeos. When she was a kid, Reba, her brother and her sisters landed a small hit as a family band with “The Ballad of John McEntire.” She was discovered by Red Steagall after she sang the National Anthem at the National Rodeo Finals in Oklahoma City in 1974. Reba had an acting role in a movie. She played the part of Heather Gummer in the 1990 horror film “Tremors.”
     Reba McEntire was the most successful female recording artist in country music in the 1980s and 1990s, during which time she scored 23 number-one hits and released five gold albums, six platinum albums, two double-platinum albums, four triple-platinum albums, a quadruple-platinum album, and a quintuple-platinum album, for certified album sales of 33.5 million over the 20-year period. She expanded her activities as an actress in film, on stage, and particularly on television, where she starred in a situation comedy, Reba, which lasted from 2001 to 2007.

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Kelly Clarkson

     Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly publicized first season of the television series American Idol in 2002. She was originally marketed as a pop musician with her debut album Thankful (2003). With the release of her multi-platinum second album Breakaway (2004), Clarkson moved to a more pop rock-oriented style of music. Clarkson’s third album, entitled My December, was released on June 26, 2007. Her fourth album is due in fall 2008. Clarkson has sold over 19 million albums worldwide. Clarkson’s tour with Reba McEntire ranks as the 13th most successful tour in the U.S. of 2008.
     “American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson won America over with her powerful voice and perky personality. Rather than fading away since her “American Idol” victory, Clarkson has established herself as a true pop force. Clarkson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 24, 1982. Before finding fame, Kelly worked as a cocktail waitress, a telemarketer and as a promo girl for Red Bull. Clarkson won her first Grammy Award for “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance” for the hit single “Since U Been Gone.”

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