Kellie Pickler

**Kellie Dawn Pickler** (born June 28, 1986) is an American country music singer, actress and television personality. She has had several hit songs such as Red High Heels, I Wonder and Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind. She was born in Albemarle, North Carolina.

## _American Idol_

In 2005, Pickler auditioned for _American Idol_ in Greensboro, North Carolina. She Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" and Martina McBride's "A Broken Wing". The judges sent her to Hollywood. Pickler went through to the semi-final rounds in and she reached the Top 12.

### Performances and results (during voting weeks)

|scope="col"|Week #|scope="col"|Theme|scope="col"|Song choice|scope="col"|Original artist|scope="col"|Result|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Top 24 (12 Women)|N/A|scope="row"|"How Far"|Martina McBride|Safe|||||
|Top 20 (10 Women)|N/A|scope="row"|"Something to Talk About"|Bonnie Raitt|Safe|||||
|Top 16 (8 Women)|N/A|scope="row"|"I'm the Only One"|Melissa Etheridge|Safe|||||
|Top 12|Stevie Wonder|scope="row"|"Blame It on the Sun"|Stevie Wonder|Safe|||||
|Top 11|The 1950s|scope="row"|"Walkin' After Midnight"|Patsy Cline|Safe|||||
|Top 10|Songs from The 21st Century|scope="row"|"Suds in the Bucket"|Sara Evans|Safe|||||
|Top 9|Country|scope="row"|"Fancy"|Bobbie Gentry|Safe|||||
|Top 8|Queen|scope="row"|"Bohemian Rhapsody"|Queen|Safe|||||
|Top 7|Great American Songbook|scope="row"|"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"|Vivienne Segal|Safe|||||
|Top 6|Love songs|scope="row"|"Unchained Melody"|Todd Duncan|Eliminated|||||

## Discography

- Studio albums
- _Small Town Girl_ (2006)
- _Kellie Pickler_ (2008)
- _100 Proof_ (2012)
- _The Woman I Am_ (2013)

## Tours

- _Still Feels Good Tour_ (2007) <small>with Rascal Flatts</small>
- _Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour_ (2007–08) <small>with Brad Paisley</small>
- _Love on the Inside Tour_ (2008) <small>with Sugarland</small>
- _Fearless Tour_ (2009–10) <small>with Taylor Swift</small>
- _American Living Unstoppable Tour_ (2010) <small>with Rascal Flatts</small>
- _Nothing Like This Tour_ (2010) <small>with Rascal Flatts</small>

## Television work

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Series|scope="col"|Role|scope="col"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2006|scope="row"|_American Idol_|Contestant|season 5, 6th place||||
|2007|scope="row"|_Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?_|Herself|||||
|2009|scope="row"|_Extreme Makeover: Home Edition_|Herself|||||
|2011|scope="row"|_90210_|Sally Butler|||||
|2013|scope="row"|_Dancing with the Stars_|Herself|season 16 winner with Derek Hough||||
|2014|scope="row"|_VeggieTales_|Mirabelle (voice)|Episode: "Beauty and the Beet"||||
|2015–2017|scope="row"|_I Love Kellie Pickler_|Herself|||||
|rowspan="3"|2016|scope="row"|_American Idol_|Herself / Mentor|Duet with contestants: Amelia Eisenhauer and Tristan McIntosh|||
|scope="row"|_Celebrity Family Feud_|Herself|Playing for $25,000 for USO|||||
|scope="row"|_CMT Hot 20 Countdown_|Herself / Guest Host|August 20|||||
|2017–2019|scope="row"|_Pickler & Ben_|Herself / Host|||||
|2018|scope="row"|_Christmas at Graceland_|Laurel|Hallmark's _Countdown to Christmas_||||
|rowspan="2"|2019|scope="row"|_Wedding at Graceland_|Laurel|Hallmark Movie|||
|scope="row"|_The Mistletoe Secret_|Aria|Hallmark Movie|||||

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Kellie Pickler
- **image**: KellieP.JPG
- **alt**: Pickler smiling while holding a microphone
- **caption**: Pickler performing in 2013
- **birth name**: Kellie Dawn Pickler
- **birth place**: Albemarle, North Carolina, U.S.
- **background**: solo_singer
- **years active**: 2005–2019, 2022–present