A songwriter who shaped pop radio before stepping into the spotlight herself.
For a quick sense of her range, listen to 'No Boundaries', a big, anthemic pop song, then 'Pieces Of Me,' which feels more like something she wrote just for herself.
She wrote the kind of songs that defined radio in the 2000s, Kelly Clarkson's 'Since U Been Gone,' Pink's 'Trouble,' Christina Aguilera's 'Ain't No Other Man.' But her own material, like 'I Am The One' from her 2011 album, shows a different side: more personal, less polished, and often dealing with things like depression and anxiety that don't always fit a pop chorus.
She started writing songs as a teenager in Carmel, New York, then spent years crafting hits for other artists. In 2009 she joined American Idol as a judge, and two years later released her debut solo album with tracks like 'Happiness' and 'Strangers and Angels.'
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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