Kimberley placed 3rd in the second season of American Idol, behind Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken. Shortly after the show, Kim signed a recording contract with Curb Records and released her debut album, "One Love", which debuted in the Billboard top 20 and included the hit singles "8th World Wonder", "Wrong", and "I Could". Her sophomore album, "Based On A True Story" was released in the Spring of 2007 which spawned the #1 Billboard dance hits "Change" and "Band of Gold". She later broke a few more Billboard records with her holiday singles "Up On The Housetop" and "Jingle Bells", which led to the full holiday album, "Christmas" in late 2007.Kimberley has also become a popular plus-size model, signing a contract with Ford Modeling Agency. She has been a celebrity spokesperson for Lane Bryant, Seven7 jeans, and Jenny Craig. In 2010, Kimberley returned to music being the first artist signed to Randy Jackson's new dance label Dream Merchant 21.
She gained fame with her participation in the 2003 American Idol television series, and in 2007 garnered media attention for her participation in Celebrity Fit Club.
Her debut album, One Love, was released May 4, 2004. Debut single "8th World Wonder" reached the top half of the Billboard Hot 100 and was successful on other charts, and even entered the UK chart with little promotion. "Wrong" and "I Could" followed as singles and were hits on the Pop and Adult Contemporary charts respectively. "Coulda Been" was the album's only single not to chart.
Locke's second album, Based On A True Story, was released on May 1, 2007. The album's original lead single, "Supawoman", co-written with her producers Damon Sharpe and Mark J. Feist, was released to radio August 7, 2006, however after underwhelming radio support, Curb Records decided to refocus. "Change", was released to radio on January 15, 2007 to positive support and climbed the charts well into the summer of 2007. The album's next single is a cover of Freda Payne's "Band Of Gold", which was released to radio on August 13, 2007 and became Locke's 6th solo Adult Contemporary Top 10 hit. The album's third single has been announced to be "Fall", a song also recorded by country music artist Clay Walker, which is being released to radio in February 2008.
From Wikipedia:Kimberley Dawn Locke (born January 3, 1978) is an American singer and plus-size fashion model who has recorded in the dance, pop and adult contemporary music genres.
She gained fame with her participation in the 2003 American Idol television series, and in 2007 garnered media attention for her participation in Celebrity Fit Club. In 2010, following a six year contract with Curb Records, Locke became the first artist signed to Randy Jackson's dance music label, Dream Merchant 21.