Kimberley Locke was born on 3 January 1978 in Hartsville, Tennessee USA, to Donald and Christine Locke. She is best known as a singer, model and songwriter, and In addition came to, prominence as a contestant on ‘’American Idol’’ in 2003.
So just how rich is Kimberley Locke as of late 2017? Authoritative sources estimate that Locke’s net worth is as high as $1.5 million, accumulated from her over a decade-long career in the music industry, and on TV.
Kimberley Locke Net Worth $1.5 million
Despite being born in Hartsville, she spent her formative years in Gallatin. Kimberley has an older brother Ashley; their parents divorced when the two of them were children. Kimberley loved singing from an early age, and started singing in church when she was five years old. She was looking up to singers such as Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston, who had an influence on her later career. Kimberley graduated from Belmont University in Nashville, then auditioned for ‘’American Idol’’ at the age of 24, singing ‘’Over the Rainbow’’. She passed to the next round and went on to compete in December of 2002. Having finished the competition in the third place, Locke caught the attention of the media and gained recognition, and subsequently signed a deal with Curb Records in 2003. As of the following year, she released the album entitled ‘’One Love’’, which was critically acclaimed, and its lead single ‘’8th World Wonder’’ earned a spot on the Billboard Hot 100, and it was successful on other charts too. As of today, it holds a score of four out of five stars on Amazon. Following in the same manner, the singles ‘’Wrong’’ and ‘’I Could’’ were successful as well.
Locke continued creating music throughout the mid-2000s as well. She released ‘’Up on the House Top’’ in 2005, which received a positive response. In the upcoming period, she also worked on her version of ‘’Jingle Bells’’, which ended up taking high spots on the music charts. In 2006, she appeared on ‘’Celebrity Fit Club’’, a reality television series following the lives of overweight celebrities and their journey to losing weight. She also released an album entitled ‘’Christmas’’, which is only available digitally, then prior to the release of the album entitled ‘’Based on a True Story’’, the lead single ‘’Superwoman’’ was on the radios as of mid-2006, followed by ‘’Change’’ and ‘’Band of Gold’’, the latter a cover of Freda Payne’s 1970 song, which ended up becoming Kimberley’s sixth solo Top 10 hit. Later on, another single entitled ‘’Fall’’, written in collaboration with Clay Mills was published; all three previously mentioned singles entered Billboard’s dance club chart, peaking at number one. She went on to release the whole album in 2007.
However, Kimberley left Curb Records in 2009 only to be recruited by Dream Merchant 21 record label. She insisted on creating singles instead of full albums, and released ‘’Strobelight’’ in 2010, which peaked in fifth spot on U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. In 2011, she announced her new entertainment company ‘’I AM Entertainment’’. As of the more recent past, Locke released ‘’Feel the Love’’, a critically acclaimed song that reached number one on Dance and Pop charts.
In her personal life, Kimberley Locke is still single, but was engaged to Donald Campbell from 2004 to 2005, and has been in relationships with Harvey Walden IV and Noel Ashman.
One Love, Based on a True Story, Christmas, Four for the Floor
Nominations
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Female Reality Star
Movies
Benise: The Spanish Guitar
TV Shows
American Idol, Celebrity Fit Club, Benise: The Spanish Guitar
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Trademark
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"K-Lo"
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Quote
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If American Idol was the Olympics, I'd still get a medal. It was a great race.
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Fact
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#1 hit song called "8th World Wonder". [2004]
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After leaving Curb Records in 2009, Kimberley became the first artist signed to Randy Jackson's new dance label, Dream Merchant 21.
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Once engaged to be married to fitness expert and Celebrity Fit Club drill sergeant, Harvey Walden IV.
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The oldest finalist from either of the first two seasons of American Idol, Kimberley was often described by her fellow contestants as the mature, level-headed one of the house, who was like a big sister to everyone.
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Prior to auditioning for American Idol 2, 24 year old Kimberley was an administrative assistant at a company that licenses music for jukeboxes in Nashville, Tennessee. She had also just enrolled in law school.
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She was born to a white mother and a black father.
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Graduated from Belmont University in August 2001 with a Bachelor's of Business Administration in Management.
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Signed record deal with Curb Records on 6 September, 2003.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mother of All Talent
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2013 writer - 1 episode, 2013
Home & Family
2013
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Dance Moms
2012
TV Series performer - 1 episode
On Strike for Christmas
2010
TV Movie performer: "Jingle Bells", "Up On The Housetop" - uncredited
Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2009
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Camille
2008/I
performer: "Let The Fire Burn Hot", "Lay Down In My Love"
Why Did I Get Married?
2007
performer: "Band of Gold"
Disneymania 3 in Concert
2005
Video performer: "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes", "8th World Wonder"
The Perfect Man
2005
performer: "Better Than This"
American Idol
2003-2004
TV Series performer - 26 episodes
Canadian Idol
2003
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The App
2015
Crystal Blue
Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World