Kimberley Locke

Born: 1978-01-03 in Gallatin, Tennessee, USA

Known For: Acting

Biography

After gaining recognition for her phenomenal run on American Idol®, Kimberley has continued to excel in multiple areas. She is a philanthropist, businesswoman, restauranteur and life coach in addition to being a talented recording artist and television personality. Kimberley signed to Curb Records immediately after her American Idol journey, where she became a very successful recording artist and released three full-length albums with the label. Among her many achievements she’s had eight Top 20 Adult Contemporary hits and four #1 Dance hits across various Billboard charts. Her #1 club hit, a remake of the Freda Payne classic “Band of Gold,” was included on Billboard’s “Top 50 Dance Songs of the Decade” list. She’s also made history as being the only recording artist to score a #1 Christmas song on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart three years in a row. In 2009, Kimberley parted ways with Curb Records to launch her own artist consulting company, I AM Entertainment, LLC. She released her first independent EP album, “Four for the Floor” through I AM Entertainment in July 2011, followed by several singles and in 2021 released 2 new albums.