Kellie Pickler

Kellie Pickler
Pickler performing in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Kellie Dawn Pickler
Born	(1986-06-28) June 28, 1986 (age 37) Albemarle, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres	Country country pop
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter actress television personality
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2005–present
Labels	BNA 19 Recordings Columbia Nashville Black River Entertainment
Spouse(s)	Kyle Jacobs ​ ​ (m. 2011; died 2023)​
Website	kelliepickler.com

Kellie Dawn Pickler (born June 28, 1986) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. Pickler gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of American Idol and finished in sixth place. In 2006, she signed to 19 Recordings and BNA Records as a recording artist. Her debut album, Small Town Girl, was released later that year and has sold over 900,000 copies. The album, which was certified gold by the RIAA, produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Red High Heels" at No. 15, "I Wonder" at No. 14, and "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" at No. 16.

Pickler released her self-titled second album in 2008 that produced four singles: "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" at No. 21, "Best Days of Your Life" at No. 9 (which she co-wrote with Taylor Swift), "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" at No. 14, and "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again" at No. 30. Following the closure of BNA Records, she moved to Black River Entertainment.

On May 21, 2013, Pickler and her partner, Derek Hough, were declared the winners of the sixteenth season of Dancing with the Stars. In 2016, she was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.

From 2017 to 2019, she co-hosted the nationally syndicated daytime TV talk show Pickler & Ben with comedian Ben Aaron.^[1] Pickler was married to Nashville songwriter and record producer Kyle Jacobs from 2011 until his suicide in 2023.