Happy Birthday, Kelly Clarkson! See the first 'American Idol' winner through the years

Cuteness alert! Clarkson's date to the 2024 Grammys was her son, Remington Alexander, whom she shares with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.

Clarkson moved her daytime talk show, "The Kelly Clarkson Show," to New York for Season 5, which started airing in fall 2023.

On the move, Clarkson told USA TODAY, "I knew I needed a fresh start and couldn’t be in LA. I really wanted to be in Montana, but you can’t really do a show from there quite yet. So I was like, ‘The only other option would probably be New York.'"

A long time coming: The "Stronger" songstress received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Sept. 19, 2022.

Her loved ones were in attendance for the milestone — here Clarkson poses with River Rose, left, and Remington.

Clarkson and fellow coaches Blake Shelton, Niall Horan and Chance pose together ahead of Gina Miles' win for Team Niall.

Kelly Clarkson's 10th studio album, "Chemistry," which released in 2023, featured collaborations with Carly Rae Jepsen, Sheila E. and actor/musician Steve Martin.

Kelly Clarkson attends NBC's "American Song Contest" Week 3 red carpet event on April 4, 2022.

Kelly Clarkson joins rap icon Snoop Dogg to host the Eurovision-inspired singing competition "American Song Contest," which premiered March 21, 2022.

In March 2022, Clarkson performed "I Will Always Love You" during the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards.

Kelly Clarkson, center, poses with her co-judges from "The Voice" Season 20 — (left to right) Nick Jonas, Blake Shelton and John Legend — which aired from March-May 2021.

Clarkson stunned in a black latex midi dress for the Hollywood Beauty Awards on Feb. 6, 2020 and rightly so because her stylist, Candice Lambert, won theStylist of the Year Award at the event.

She also presented the award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series during the Critics' Choice Awards on Jan. 12, 2020 in Santa Monica, Calif.

Earlier that month, she performed with a cowboy-hat-sporting Jason Aldean at the Academy Of Country Music Awards on April 7 in Las Vegas.

Though Clarkson is an "Idol" alum, she has found success as a coach on NBC's rival singing competition "The Voice." Here, she poses with Season 15 winner Chevel Shepherd from her team on Dec. 18, 2018.

But Clarkson hasn't forgotten her "Idol" roots. On Aug. 22, 2018, she attended the ceremony honoring longtime judge Simon Cowell with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

At the Grammys in 2018, Clarkson planted a smooch on her husband, manager Brandon Blackstock. The two wed in Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tenn. in 2013.

Clarkson and comedian/actress Amy Schumer faced-off on "Celebrity Family Feud" in an episode that aired June 2017.

On March 1, 2015, Clarkson was all smiles while posing for USA TODAY, days from the release of her album "Piece by Piece."

Clarkson performed at the inauguration of President Barack Obama on Jan. 21, 2013.

After singing, Clarkson greeted the 44th president of the United States.

Months before revealing her engagement in December 2012, Clarkson cuddled up to then-boyfriend Blackstock at an event on May 31, 2012 in Whites Creek, Tenn.

Backstage at the Academy Of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 1, 2012, Clarkson and McEntire posed with members of the rock band Kiss.

Clarkson had the honor of singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in 2012.

Clarkson released her album "Stronger" in October 2011, after posing for USA TODAY on Oct. 12.

She was greeted by Pope Benedict XVI following her performance of "Ave Maria" during a rally in Yonkers, on April 19, 2008.

She showed off a pair of Grammys at the awards show in 2006. She won for best female pop vocal performance and best pop vocal album.