Kellie Dawn Pickler is an
American country music artist and
television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the
fifth season of the
Fox reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place. In 2006, she signed to
19 Recordings and
BNA Records as a recording artist, releasing her debut album,
Small Town Girl, later that year. To date, it has sold over 800,000 copies. The album, which was certified
gold by the
RIAA, produced three singles on the
Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "
Red High Heels" at number fifteen, "
I Wonder" at number fourteen, and "
Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" at number sixteen. She released her
self-titled second album in Fall 2008 and has produced the singles "
Don't You Know You're Beautiful" at number twenty-one, "
Best Days of Your Life" at number nine, "
Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" at number fourteen, and "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again" at number thirty. In 2012, she was ranked as the 14th best American Idol alumna.