Kelly Clarkson plays ShoWare Center in Kent | Slideshow

Kelly Clarkson at the ShoWare Center with her touring band. - Shawn Skager/Reporter
Shawn Skager/Reporter
Kelly Clarkson at the ShoWare Center with her touring band.

March 22, 2012 · 10:58 PM

Pop star Kelly Clarkson made a stop in Kent at the ShoWare Center on Thursday evening. The former-American Idol contestant is touring in support of her fifth album "Stronger."Clarkson has released five studio albums and sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, including 10 million in the United States. She has had nine singles in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

The winner of the inaugural season of the television series "American Idol" in 2002, Clarkson has won two Grammy awards, two American Music awards and 11 Billboard awards.

Her album "Stronger" hit No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 list in its October debut. The album includes "Mr. Know It All," her ninth Top-10 hit.

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