Kellie Dawn Pickler
(born June 28, 1986) is an American country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the FOX reality show American Idol
, eventually finishing in sixth place. In 2006, she signed to BNA Records as a recording artist, releasing her debut album, Small Town Girl
, later that year. To date, it has sold 906,000 copies. The album, which was certified gold by the RIAA, produced three singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs charts: "Red High Heels" at #15, "I Wonder" at #14, and "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" at #16. The first single from her self-titled second album is "Don't You Know You're Beautiful". It was released in mid-2008 and reached the Top 25. The second single from her self-titled album is "Best Days of Your Life" which she co-wrote with Taylor Swift which has now become her first Top Ten hit and her most successful hit to date.
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Early life
Pickler was born at Stanly Memorial Hospital in
Albemarle,
North Carolina, to Cynthia Morton and Clyde "Bo" Raymond Pickler, Jr. Her mother left when Kellie was 2. She came back and got custody for two years, but the court returned the girl to her grandparents when she was 12, as her father was in and out of jail during her childhood. Therefore, she was raised by her grandparents.
[1] The major influences in her life are her grandfather, a former
electrician Clyde Raymond Pickler, Sr., and grandmother Faye Pickler. She was raised in
Palestine, a small town near Albemarle.
[2] She has a half brother named Eric, a half sister, Courtney, and a half brother, Michael; however, she has never met Michael.
[3] After her grandmother's death from lung cancer in January 2002,
[4] she continued to reside with her grandfather and her younger sibling Eric until she became a contestant on
Idol
. Pickler graduated in 2004 from North Stanly High School in
New London, North Carolina. She was a
cheerleader and
beauty queen. She sang "
On the Side of Angels" by
LeAnn Rimes at her high school graduation.
She worked as a
waitress at a
Sonic Drive In franchise and, in 2005, she made an appearance on
WSOC-TV's
Gimme the Mike! Charlotte
contest. She finished in second place. She participated in the
Miss America circuit and won the "Miss
Stanly County" pageant at age 17 and subsequently competed for
Miss North Carolina 2004. She dropped out and later focused on
paralegal studies.
[5]
American Idol
The 19-year-old Pickler auditioned for
American Idol
in the fall of 2005 in
Greensboro, North Carolina. She sang both
Kelly Clarkson's "
Since U Been Gone" and
Martina McBride's "
A Broken Wing". The judges sent her to Hollywood. Pickler advanced through the semi-final rounds in February. On March 9, she reached the Top 12.
Pickler was among one of judge
Simon Cowell's favorites. He once predicted Pickler would be in the final three, and said he preferred her over the previous season's winner,
Carrie Underwood.
[6] Recognized for her "quirky" personality and
Southern charm, Pickler gained attention on the show by saying that she had hardly ever performed before real audiences, and by mispronouncing words.
[7] She was compared to
Jessica Simpson in a March 27 story in
US Weekly
magazine titled "Kellie: The Next Jessica Simpson", due to her "sweet Southern style and ditzy demeanor". Pickler has stated several times that she was not heavily exposed to modern pop culture.
Performances and results (during voting weeks)
Week #
| Theme
| Song choice
| Original artist
| Result
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Top 24 (12 Women)
| N/A
| "How Far"
| Martina McBride
| Safe
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Top 20 (10 Women)
| N/A
| "Something to Talk About"
| Bonnie Raitt
| Safe
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Top 16 (8 Women)
| N/A
| "I'm the Only One"
| Melissa Etheridge
| Safe
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Top 12
| Stevie Wonder
| "Blame It on the Sun"
| Stevie Wonder
| Safe
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Top 11
| The 1950s
| "Walkin' After Midnight"
| Patsy Cline
| Safe
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Top 10
| Songs from The 21st Century
| "Suds in the Bucket"
| Sara Evans
| Safe
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Top 9
| Country
| "Fancy"
| Reba McEntire
| Safe
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Top 8
| Queen
| "Bohemian Rhapsody"
| Queen
| Safe
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Top 7
| Great American Songbook
| "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"
| Frank Sinatra
| Safe
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Top 6
| Love songs
| "Unchained Melody"
| Al Hibbler
| Eliminated
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Post-Idol
career
thumb, Dec. 16, 2008.
After her elimination, she appeared in numerous shows promoting the TV show and performed the song "
Walkin' After Midnight" in some of her appearances.
On May 6, 2006, she returned to
Albemarle, North Carolina, for a parade and a reunion with her father. She received a key to the city from the mayor of Albemarle. The mayor also proclaimed the day as "Kellie Pickler Day." Pickler also received numerous awards from local and statewide government officials praising her accomplishments as a contestant on the
American Idol
television show.
[8]
Pickler pursued her recording aspirations in
Nashville,
Tennessee, shortly thereafter. On July 17, 2006, she signed a record deal with 19 Recordings/BNA Records. She later announced it herself on
The View
. She was part of the
American Idol Pop Tarts tour ensemble, performing for three months in various cities. During that period, Pickler worked on her album in collaboration with top industry experts in different cities wherever the tour took her.
[9]
2006–2007: Small Town Girl
Her first single, "
Red High Heels", debuted on September 13, 2006, and its
music video was officially released on October 20, 2006. It reached #1 on the
GAC Top 20 Countdown on February 9 and received a nomination for the
CMT Video Awards for "Best Breakthrough Artist Video".
[10] [11]
Her debut album,
Small Town Girl
, released on October 31, 2006, topped Billboard's
Top Country Albums and landed at #9 on
Billboard Top 200 selling over 79,000 copies in its first week. Its sales made her the best selling new country solo artist of 2006. The album includes five songs that Pickler co-wrote with songwriters
Chris Lindsey,
Aimee Mayo and
Karyn Rochelle.
[12] [13] [14]
On January 18, 2007, Pickler co-hosted
The View
and was presented with a
gold record by
Rosie O'Donnell, certifying that her album has gone gold. She also performed her second single "
I Wonder", which is a personal song about her absent relationship with her mother, Cynthia Morton. It was the first performance of the song on national TV.
[15] [16]
Pickler was nominated for "Top New Female Vocalist" for the 42nd
Academy of Country Music Awards.
[17]
She was also part of Brad Paisley's "Bonfires & Amplifiers" concert tour from April 2007 through October as one of the opening acts. The tour was booked in at least 37 cities in the U.S. including a couple of stops in Canada.
[18] [19]
Pickler appeared in
country music artist
Brad Paisley's music video "
Online" in 2007.
[20]
On September 2007, Pickler released a version of "
Santa Baby" for a Christmas country compilation. A month later, at the
ASCAP Awards in
Nashville, Pickler received a songwriter award for co-writing her debut single "Red High Heels". She performed her second single, "
I Wonder", at the 2007
CMA Awards. During the performance, she was visibly overcome with emotion and struggled to even finish the song before bursting into tears. The performance received a
standing ovation. She was also nominated for the Horizon Award. The performance led her to receive 3
CMT awards the following April.
In November, 2007, Pickler appeared on a Celebrity Edition of the
quiz show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
, playing for the charities of her choice (
American Red Cross and the
AARP's Grandparenting Program).
[21] Worth a guaranteed $25,000, she was asked, "
Budapest is the capital of what European country?". She replied, "This might be a stupid question… I thought Europe
was
a country?". She voiced that it might be a place where people spoke French, and then was repeatedly confused as to whether France really was a country or not. When told the answer was
Hungary, she did not believe the host. She said, "Hungry [
sic
]? That's a country? I've heard of Turkey, but Hungry? I've never heard of it".
[22] The video has become a
YouTube hit.
[23]
While on her first USO concert tour in Iraq, Pickler met a few people from Budapest, Hungary, who presented her with a flag of their country.
[24] [25]
2008–present: Kellie Pickler
While "
Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" was climbing the country charts (it eventually reached #16), Pickler returned to the studio to record her second studio album for 19 Recordings/
BNA Records. She performed the debut single, "
Don't You Know You're Beautiful" at the
ACM Awards on May 18, 2008 and received a good response from the audience. She was nominated for "Top New Female Vocalist", but the award went to one of her best friends
Taylor Swift.
"Don't You Know You're Beautiful" was released to radio in June 2008 and was a Top 25 hit for Pickler, peaking eventually at #21. Her second self-titled album,
Kellie Pickler
, was released on September 30, 2008 and debuted at the top of the country chart, as well as #9 on the
Billboard 200, selling over 43,000 copies in its first week. It matched the debuting spots of her first album,
Small Town Girl
.
On November 12, 2008, Pickler performed the second single off her album, "
Best Days of Your Life" a song which she co-wrote with one of her best friends Taylor Swift. She was also nominated for "New Artist Of The Year" for the second year in a row, but she lost to
Lady Antebellum.
"Best Days of Your Life" made its radio debut in November 2008, and debuted at #56. The song climbed very slowly up the chart, but, the song ended up becoming Pickler's first Top 10 hit on the
Hot Country Songs chart. After nearly 40 weeks on the chart, the song peaked at #9 in August 2009.
Pickler was nominated for "Female Video Of The Year" at the 2009
CMT Music Awards for "Don't You Know You're Beautiful", surprisingly beating
Carrie Underwood in total votes. She lost once again to one of her best friends Taylor Swift. She also presented the award for "USA Weekend Breakthrough Video Of The Year" with
Idol
judge
Randy Jackson.
Pickler accompanied one of her best friends Taylor Swift on the first leg of her
Fearless Tour 2009. In June, she launched her first ever headline concert tour in promotion of her self-titled album.
"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You", a re-recording from Pickler's debut album,
Small Town Girl
, will be released on August 31, 2009 as the third single from her second album.
Personal life
Pickler's father, whom she describes as an
alcoholic and
drug addict, recently served a three-year, nine-month prison sentence at
Florida State Prison for
aggravated assault and
battery stemming from a 2003
stabbing incident.
[26] He was released on May 6, 2006, a week after her elimination from
Idol
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Pickler's mother was repeatedly charged with writing
bad checks and was convicted in 1988 for passing a forged prescription for
Valium at the Albemarle
Wal-Mart, where she worked. The day after Pickler's second birthday, her parents split up. A year later, in July 1989, her mother vanished. When her father would get locked up, Pickler would live with her grandparents, outside Albemarle, which is 45 miles northeast of
Charlotte. In 1992, her mother returned to Albemarle, but rarely made contact with her daughter Kellie. But in March 1995, with Bo Pickler in prison for armed robbery, her mother was granted custody. Kellie was in the fourth grade. "She got custody of me for two years," Kellie said in a February interview with
The Observer. "During that time, she was physically and mentally abusive of me." In a 1997 court filing, Kellie's grandparents said her mother had moved to
Union County with the girl and treated the child harshly. The court restored custody to the grandparents. Her mother vanished again, and Kellie hasn't heard from her since. In a April 2006 interview with
NBC Kellie said "One thing that's so important in life is we learn to
forgive others. I ask the Lord every day to forgive me for my
sins and for things that I've done wrong. And who am I to not forgive someone for what they've done?" said Kellie. "I have forgiven her. I know that I haven't spoken to her in years and I probably wouldn't know her if I saw her. But she's my mother and she's a person.
God tells us to love everyone. And I love her. She's my mother."
[27]
On February 26, 2007, she met her personal 'idol' and strongest influence, the
country music superstar Dolly Parton. The surprise was arranged by
Sony BMG Nashville chairman Joe Galante.
[28]
In 2007, Pickler was in a relationship with
Nashville Predators player
Jordin Tootoo and visited his family in
Nunavut, Canada.
[29] [30] Later that year, the two broke up.
[31]
Pickler's best friend has been Summer Miller, who Pickler met when they were teen
pageant hopefuls.
[32]
Pickler is close friends with
American Idol
fourth season winner
Carrie Underwood and
country pop singer
Taylor Swift, the latter of whom co-wrote Pickler's second single "
Best Days of Your Life" from her album
Kellie Pickler
,
[33] and with her
American Idol
roommate
Katharine McPhee, for whom she was a bridesmaid at McPhee's 2008 wedding.
[34]
In June 2008, she joined close friend
Carrie Underwood, a long-time
vegetarian, in giving up eating
meat. Pickler says she first decided to go vegetarian for health reasons, but a TV ad that vegetarian
Pamela Anderson did for
animal rights group
PETA piqued her curiosity. "One night I couldn't sleep and I was up and just
Googling random stuff and I'm like, 'Hmmm, PETA.' I saw all the videos and I just thought it was horrible. It's
animal cruelty. A lot of it has to do with knowing what happens to the
animals and it really bothered me and so I will not eat meat."
[35] In May 2009, it was announced that Pickler was nominated and won the title of "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" by PETA.
[36]
Pickler has stated that she is a fan of
NASCAR. She performed at the
Orbitz 300, the season-opener of the
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Season.
[37] In 2008, she performed at the Food Lion Speed Street NASCAR 600 Festival, a weekend-long event leading up to the
2008 Coca-Cola 600.
[38]
Pickler is dating
Nashville song writer Kyle Jacobs,
[39] who also co-wrote two songs of her second album: "One Last Time" and "Going Out in Style".
Philanthropy
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Pickler actively supports
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where she helps raise funds and gives kids special visits. She also participates in charitable events to help raise funds for various organizations. She performed live to help raise funds for the "N. C. Children's PROMISE" to benefit the Children's Hospital in Nov. 12, 2006,
[40]
performed live to help refurbish the
Hurricane Katrina damaged NFL Youth Education Towns Boys & Girls Club of
New Orleans on December 16, 2006,
[41]
visited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on January 12, 2007,
[42] and visited Pennington Elementary School in February 1, 2007.
[43] “When you’re able to give back to your communities and organizations like St. Jude, it’s a great thing,” Pickler said. “It’s been a great experience, and I encourage anyone and everyone to help.”
[44]
Pickler was part of a Country and Western artist studded online auction for charity by Mario Magro: Kiss for a Cause Foundation Celebrity Auction held June 15–25, 2007, in support of orphaned and abandoned children. The event auctioned off celebrity lip prints and signature pressed on the inside of Mario Magro Crystal Le Coop handbags at the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
[45]
She has participated in two
USO tours. The first, in late 2007 and early 2008, took her to Iraq;
[46] [47] the second, in December 2008, included stops in Germany, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo and England.
[48]
In early August 2009, Pickler participated in ABC's
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's rebuilding of James Terpenning's family home in Beavercreek, Ohio. Pickler performed a free concert at the home, and helped during reconstruction.
[49]
Discography
;Albums
- 2006: Small Town Girl
- 2008: Kellie Pickler
;Singles
- 2006: "Red High Heels"
- 2007: "I Wonder"
- 2007: "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind"
- 2008: "Don't You Know You're Beautiful"
- 2008: "Best Days of Your Life"
- 2009: "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"
Awards/Nominations
Year
| Presenter
| Award
| Result
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2009
| CMT Music Awards
| Female Video of The Year: "Don't You Know You're Beautiful"
| Nominated
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2008
| CMT Music Awards
| Breakthrough Video of The Year: "I Wonder"
| Won
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Tearjerker Video of The Year: "I Wonder"
| Won
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Performance of The Year: "I Wonder @ CMA Awards"
| Won
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Academy of Country Music Awards
| Top New Female Vocalist of The Year
| Nominated
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Country Music Association Awards
| New Artist of the Year
| Nominated
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American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
| Songwriter award for "I Wonder" (most performed country songs of the year)
| Won
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2007
| CMT Music Awards
| Breakthrough Video of The Year: "Red High Heels"
| Nominated
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Academy of Country Music Awards
| Top New Female Vocalist Of The Year
| Nominated
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Country Music Association Awards
| Horizon Award
| Nominated
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American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
| Songwriter award for "Red High Heels" (most performed country songs of the year)
| Won
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TV appearances, performances, and other events
Date
| Show or Event
| Details
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June 16, 2009
| CMT Music Awards
| Pickler performed her hit single "Best Days of Your Life" at the 2009 CMT Music Awards.
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December 31, 2008–January 1, 2009
| Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
| Pickler was the street correspondent in New York's Times Square for the event.
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November 12, 2008
| Country Music Awards (CMAs)
| Pickler debuted her new single "Best Days of Your Life" from her sophomore album, Kellie Pickler. Pickler's new single will be officially released on December 1, 2008.
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October 1, 2008
| Live with Regis & Kelly
| Pickler performed her single "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" from her sophomore album, Kellie Pickler. The album was released the day before.
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September 30, 2008
| The Today Show
| Pickler performed her single "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" to debut the release of her new album, Kellie Pickler.
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September 8, 2008
| CMA Music Festival ("Country's Night to Rock")
| Pickler co-hosted alongside Taylor Swift and Julianne Hough for the 2008 CMA Music Festival. Pickler's performance of "Don't You Know You're Beautiful", her current single, was included on the T.V. airing.
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May 18, 2008
| Academy of Country Music Awards
| Pickler debuted the lead-off single to her upcoming sophomore release, "Dont You Know You're Beautiful".
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November 15, 2007
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
| Pickler was unsure whether or not a roadrunner was a bird, hoped that a foreign language might be English, stated she felt "really smart right now" after identifying that "watermelon" contains two E's, said that a piccolo was a percussion instrument, stated that she thought Europe was a country but France was not, and decided that Franklin Pierce was a US president because her ears were pierced. She ultimately walked away with $50,000 for charity.
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June 12, 2007
| Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| Pickler was at the Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL for the Chicago Cubs game where she sang the Star-Spangled Banner. She also sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game". She then sat down for a brief interview with Chicago Cubs radio broadcasters Pat Hughes and Ron Santo. [50]
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June 6, 2007
| Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon
| Pickler was among the performers of the Chely Wright's seventh annual Reading, Writing & Rhythm benefit concert, considered as the unofficial kickoff to the 2007 CMA Music Festival. She sang "Red High Heels" and "I Wonder". The event raised US$185,000 for charity. [51]
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May 14, 2007
| Academy of Country Music New Artists' Party for a Cause
| Pickler joined other new country music artist nominees in a pre-award benefit show on the run-up to the 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada. [52]
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May 14, 2007
| CBS Early Show
| Pickler was on the CBS' Early Show where she talked about her second single "I Wonder." She later on performed the song live on the set of the upcoming 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada. She will also take part on the CBS segment on May 15 helping a special mom make her dream come true to meet in person Rascal Flatts whose song "My Wish" inspired her. Pickler will take her on a shopping spree, watch the 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards, and meet backstage the popular country music group. [53]
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April 21, 2007
| Grand Ole Opry House
| Pickler performed at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee for the third time since becoming a recording artist. The event was also broadcasted over the radio by 650 WSM. She performed "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton, "Red High Heels," "I Wonder," and "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind." The audience was thrilled with her performance and gave her a standing ovation for her rendition of "I Wonder," a very personal and emotional song which she co-wrote. [54]
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April 13, 2007
| GACTv Top 20 Country Countdown
| Nan Kelley host of GAC's "Top 20 Country Countdown" welcomed back Pickler to the show. Pickler talked about her experience co-hosting the view for two consecutive days, receiving her first Gold record, her new video and second single "I Wonder," her upcoming tour with Brad Paisley, and her first ever ACM nomination. She was also given the opportunity to set up her music video on the show.
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April 9, 2007
| 07 CMT Music Awards – Video Of The Year Special
| Pickler hosted the CMT show that takes a closer look at the 2007 CMT Music Awards – Video of the Year nominiees. [55]
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April 9, 2007
| ACM & GAC Present Kellie Pickler
| Pickler sat down for an interview with Lorianne Crook for her thirty minute special on GAC on the run up to the 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards. She is also nominated this year's ACM Awards for "Top New Female Vocalist.".
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March 1, 2007
| American Idol
| Pickler performed "I Wonder" on Top 20 elimination night on American Idol Season 6. [56]
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February 1, 2007
| Daytona 500,Florida
| Pickler performed two songs on the Daytona 500 pre-race event, she sang Red High Heels and Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind. Then she sang the US National Anthem the Star-Spangled Banner to open the main event. [57]
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February 1, 2007
| Larry King Live
| Pickler was on the Larry King Live
show's "American Idol" edition. She, along with fellow "Idol" alumni (Ruben Studdard, Ace Young, and LaToya London) and Season 6 rejects, talked about the show's audition process and how the show impacts their lives. [58]
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January 18–19, 2007
| The View
| Pickler came back to The View
for two consecutive days as guest co-host. On her first day appearance (01/18/07), Rosie O'Donnell presented her her first Gold record for "Small Town Girl" Compact Disc, to her surprise. A very emotional Pickler performed live her second single from her debut album "Small Town Girl" the second day. Holding back tears and pausing midway in her performance as she tries to regain her composure. [59]
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December 16, 2006
| NFL Youth Education Towns Boys & Girls Club of New Orleans Charity Event
| Pickler took part in a charity event to benefit the NFL Youth Education Towns Boys & Girls Club of New Orleans. She performed live and spoke to the crowd. CMT and Cox Communications presented donations to help refurbish the club which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The event was emceed by CMT Radio correspondent and Miss America 2004 Ericka Dunlap, Miss America 2006 Jennifer Berry also graced the event. This was Kellie's last appearance for 2006. [60]
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December 15, 2006
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show
| Pickler was featured guest on the Ellen
show along with former US Vice President Al Gore. She performed live "Red High Heels" after her interview. [61]
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December 14, 2006
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
| Pickler was guest correspondent on the Tonight Show in her segment titled "A Very Pickler Christmas." She was tasked with findind the perfect Christmas gift for Jay in New York City and to experience the diverse culture and sights of the city along the way.
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December 2, 2006
| Grand Ole Opry House
| Pickler performed at the Grand Ole Opry House [62] for the second time. She sang "Things That Never Cross A Man's Mind," "Stand By Your Man" by Tammy Wynette, and "Red High Heels." The event was broadcasted by WSM radio and GAC TV.
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November 30, 2006
| The Early Show
| Pickler made a quick appearance for a fan and discussed her new album. Also Pickler brought with her a pair of Red high heels, to promote her single of the same name. [63]
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November 16, 2006
| "the N.C. Children's PROMISE" fundraiser
| Pickler was part of a fundraiser on November 16, 2006 to benefit a children's hospital, "the N.C. Children's PROMISE" in North Carolina. She performed live. This is her first significant involvement in philanthropy. The event was broadcasted by News 14 Carolina, Time Warner Cable, and 12 radio stations. The event was a huge success raising US$474,000. [64] [65]
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November 3, 2006
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
| Pickler was guest performer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on November 3, 2006. She sang live "Red High Heels" at the end of the show. [66]
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November 1, 2006
| The Today Show The View
| Pickler performed live in studio on the The Today Show November 1, 2006 at 7:00am ET. And later on she performed for the ladies on The View
on November 1. She was also previously a guest co-host on the show. [67]
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October 27, 2006
| The Grand Ole Opry House
| Pickler performed live for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry House on October 27, 2006 at 8:00pm ET. [68] where she sang live "My Angel" and "Red High Heels."
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October 23, 2006
| 2006 ASCAP Awards
| Pickler attended the ASCAP Awards on October 23, 2006 at the Ryman Auditorium in Tennessee. [69]
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October 20, 2006
| GAC Nights
| She was guest in GAC Nights
together with The Randy Rogers Band. [70]
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Oct. 14, 2006
| Celebration of Champions
| Pickler sang the United States national anthem at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina to open the Bank of America 500 Race "Celebration of Champions" on October 14, 2006 at 7:00pm eastern. [71]
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October 13, 2006
| GAC's Top 20 Country Countdown
| Pickler was a guest on the Great American Country (GAC) Top 20 Country Countdown where she talked to show host Lance Smith about her recent move to Nashville, her shoe "addiction," and her debut album. Lance also mentioned her upcoming co-hosting gig for the 2006 CMA Red Carpet. [72]
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May 3, 2006
| Live with Regis and Kelly
| Pickler was guest on the show. She talked to Regis and Kelly and later performed "Walkin' After Midnight." She then joined models showcasing possible hairstyles for Pickler. Her hair was cut and styled on the show by Oscar Blandi.
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May 2, 2006
| Fox & Friends
| Kellie was guest on the show.
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May 1, 2006
| Live with Regis and Kelly
Total Request Live
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
| Pickler appeared on the following shows where she sang "Walkin' After Midnight" except at Total Request Live
.
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Apr. 28, 2006
| Jimmy Kimmel Live
| Pickler did a guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live
after her elimination in American Idol. Where she talked about her experience in the competition and her future plans post-Idol. Kellie didn't get to perform. Kimmel invited her to perform next time she's on the show.
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Apr. 27, 2006
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
| Pickler appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
on April 27, 2006 where she spun the "Wheel of Consolation."
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