Kimberly Ann Caldwell-Harvey is an American

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and television hostess. She rose to fame when she was a finalist on the second season of ''

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''. After her ''American Idol'' stint, Caldwell was an entertainment correspondent and hosted various shows on the

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. She released her debut album '' Without Regret'' on April 19, 2011.

Biography

Early life

Caldwell first sang publicly at age five in

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s. She was a five-time junior vocalist winner on ''

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'', and she also performed at the

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. In 1995, she sang at the 50th wedding anniversary of former president

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and

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. Caldwell also appeared on the second and final season of '' Popstars: USA'', where she was rejected from the group and told she would do better as a solo vocalist. Following her run on the second season of ''American Idol'', Caldwell started working as a correspondent for the entertainment/extreme sports program ''54321'' on

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. She covered various events and movie premieres for the show before joining her fellow Season 2 ''Idol'' finalists on the road for the ''American Idols LIVE!'' tour, which played in 44 cities across the United States.

Recent projects

In 2008, Caldwell released two

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, "Fear of Flying" and "Gave Yourself Away". She also began filming a television series in 2010, Twentysixmiles aka Catalina Island

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, with John Schneider, and hosting a

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called ''Jingles''. Caldwell hosted the television series, ''P. Diddy's Starmaker'', that premiered in January 2009. On the 2009 New Year's Day edition of ''

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'', Caldwell was a supporter for her hometown friend

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. In 2012, Caldwell hosted the television series, ''

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''.

Personal life

In 2006 her first single "

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" was released. A song written by

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and originally recorded by the band

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. This single was released on Story Road Records. In May 2008, Caldwell was asked out on a date by ''

'' winner

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while on the red carpet before the show's seventh-season finale. Their relationship lasted until January 12, 2009, when rumors of a breakup with Cook were confirmed by Caldwell's rep, who stated in '' In Touch'' magazine: "Kimberly and David ended their relationship just before the holidays. The couple remain good friends and being very private people, appreciate their privacy at this time." Caldwell was featured on the August 25, 2010 episode of ''

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'', where she received a tattoo on her back of lyrics from her song "With You I Can". On June 18, 2011, Caldwell was crowned "Queen of Don't H8" at Nashville Pride, a title handed to her in honor of her work with the LGBT community. Caldwell got engaged to professional

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player

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, having met him in Philadelphia when he played for the

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. They were married on December 31, 2014, in

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. Their daughter was born on October 7, 2015. Their second daughter was born on February 18, 2020.

Career

''Without Regret'' (2010–present)

On May 21, 2009, Caldwell announced she had just signed a record deal, and her debut album ''Without Regret'' would hit stores on April 6, 2010. She later announced that the album would be delayed until July due to the addition of new songs. It was later announced that ''Without Regret'' would be delayed yet again with the release date being set for December 31. The album was finally released on April 19, 2011, over a year after the original release date. Caldwell co-wrote the song ''Tacking Back My Life'' with Brett Epstein. In December 2009, she released her first single "Mess of You", and in December 2010, she released "Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys". The video for "Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys" premiered on January 18, 2011, on VEVO.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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