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5. Performed Ave Maria for Pope Benedict XVI in April 2008 at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York.
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Pope Performance
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5. Performed Ave Maria for Pope Benedict XVI in April 2008 at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York.
Animal Lover
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4. Is a huge animal lover and started an organization called Eddie's Rescue Ranch that saves various animals in need including dogs, cats, horses, goats, pigs and donkeys.
What's on the iPod?
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3. When asked by Teen People to name the first album she ever owned, she responded, "I actually bought three at the same time: Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction, some Boyz II Men discs and Reba McEntire. I love everything."
TV Debut
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2. Once worked as an extra on Melissa Joan Hart's TV series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
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1. Born Kelly Brianne Clarkson on April 24, 1982 in Fort Worth, TX -- her mother was an elementary school teacher and her father an engineer.
5 Things You Don't Know About Kelly Clarkson
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This singer -- who shot to fame after winning American Idol's inaugural season -- officially revealed Monday that she's expecting a girl with husband Brandon Blackstock! Here are five things you may not know about Kelly Clarkson.