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World Idol (2003): $1,400

Originally wanted to be a marine biologist but changed her mind when she saw the movie Jaws (1975). Graduated from Burleson High School, Burleson, Texas in 2000. Was a cocktail waitress at a comedy club in Arlington, Texas and at Hyena's Comedy Club in Downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Stepdad: Jimmy Taylor. Her first single, "A Moment Like This", set records by jumping from number 52 to the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Brother: Jason (b. 1973), sister: Alyssa (b. 1976). Used to work at a bookstore and at a zoo. Sang the National Anthem at The Day of Service in Washington D.C., on September 11, 2002. Came in second place in World Idol (2003) (TV). Debut album, "Thankful" went double platinum. As a child, her favorite thing to wear was a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. Is the first artist in the Billboard Radio Monitor era to hold the No. 1 spot at Mainstream Top 40 and AC during the same week with two different songs (Breakaway and Since U Been Gone). Became the first artist to have two songs in the top three of Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay chart (Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes) As of July 2005, she is the top-selling American Idol contestant, having sold approximately five million albums in the U.S. and having had five Top 10 singles. Her first album, Thankful, has sold more than 2.5 million copies in America. Her Sophomore album, Breakaway, has sold more than 5.6 million copies in the US, with almost 11 million in sales worldwide. Her music video for "Because of You" debuted at #1 on TRL. The only other artists to achieve this goal are Britney Spears, Eminem and "N'SYNC". Ranked as #92 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement (2005). Fave Song: Des'ree "Kissing You. Parents divorced when she was six. Fired her manager, Jeff Kwatinetz, in early 2007. Considers her Texas home her "sanctuary" and turns off her cell phone when going home. Performed Ave Maria for Pope Benedict XVI on April 19, 2008. This took place at St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers, New York. Video for "I Do Not Hook Up" placed number #25 on VH1's Top 40 Videos of 2009.