Kelly Clarkson | $8.75 Million | Henderson, Texas

American Idol first season winner Kelly Clarkson began her career as a female vocalist with songwriter Gerry Goffin. Shortly after she returned to Texas back in 2002, a friend of hers told her about the then-new talent search show on television, which was the American Idol on Fox network. Eventually, after her victory, she released her first single titled A Moment Like This, which charted at the top spot on the Billboard from its initial position at number 52.

In 2012, Clarkson began dating talent manager Brandon Blackstock and got married the following year, which made her the stepmother of his husband’s son and daughter from his previous marriage. The couple has two children—daughter River and son Remington. However, their marriage ended in 2020. At some point in Clarkson’s career, she bought a house in Henderson, Texas, worth $8.75 million but sold it in 2017. It represented a huge degree of success that Clarkson has achieved in her profession.