KELLIE FACTS

•Full Name: Kellie Dawn Pickler

•Date of Birth: June 28 1986

•Hometown: Albemarle, North Carolina

•Former job: Sonic waitress

•Enjoys: Keith Urban and Kelly Clarkson music

•First song: "How Far" by Martina McBride

•Favorite Color: pink

•Audition Airdate: January 24 2006

•Lived with her grandfather Clyde but now resides in Nashville

•Finished 6th in American Idol

•Attended "Kellie Day" given in her honor on May 6 2006

•Is rumored to be dating Constantine Maroulis

**•Her mother, Cynthia Morton, gave birth to her at age 18 and abandoned her when she was two years old

**•Graduated in the class of 2004 from North Stanly High School in New London, NC, though she was an average C student and frequently failed tests

**•Sang On The Side of Angels by LeAnn Rimes at her graduation commencement from North Stanly in 2004

**•Attended Stanly Community College, studying cosmetology

**source: WIKIPEDIA