Born: June 28, 1986 in Albemarle, NC Active In: 2000's
In 2005, Louisiana-born and North Carolina-raised singer Kellie Pickler landed a spot in the fifth season of #American Idol. Though she finished sixth, the former waitress and Miss North Carolina contestant charmed American audiences with her Southern twang and blonde ambition, resulting in a contract with BNA Records that yielded her debut album, Small Town Girl, in the fall of 2006 and an eponymous sophomore release in 2008.