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Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (; born December 9, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, and singer. She writes music primarily in the
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genre. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; sales of albums on which her songs appear exceed 160 million worldwide. DioGuardi is a 2011 NAMM Music for Life Award winner, 2009 NMPA Songwriter Icon Award winner, 2007 BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year, and has received 20 BMI Awards for co-writing the most performed songs on the radio. DioGuardi served as a judge on ''
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'' for its eighth and
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seasons. In 2008, she was appointed to the position of executive vice president of talent development at Warner Bros. Records, and has signed acts such as
Jason Derulo Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer and songwriter.
and Iyaz. In 2011, she was a head judge on the Bravo singer-songwriter competition series '' Platinum Hit''.


Early life

DioGuardi was born in
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. She is descended from
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/ Albanian from Italy. Her father is former Republican Congressman and 2010 US Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi. Her mother Carol died in 1997 after a seven-year battle with
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. DioGuardi grew up in the Wilmot Woods section of suburban
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, and attended elementary school at the
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Catholic School in Scarsdale, New York, followed by The Masters School in
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, before earning a degree in political science at
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'', August 27, 2008. Accessed February 11, 2009.
After graduating from college, she worked for ''
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'' magazine as an assistant to Timothy White and Howard Lander and later as an advertising sales representative.


Career


Professional songwriting

DioGuardi has a songwriting catalog of several hundred songs, of which over 300 have been released on major labels worldwide, and over 150 have appeared on platinum selling albums. She has had 50 international charting singles over the course of her career, and her songs have helped propel more than 66 albums into the Top Ten of the Billboard 200. Her songs have been featured in major motion pictures, television shows, film soundtracks, and radio spots, as well as national and international commercial campaigns. She wrote with Ashlee Simpson for her first and second albums, in 2003 and 2004. She collaborated with Thalía in 2003 for her self-titled album '' Thalía''. In 2004, DioGuardi co-wrote on six of the tracks off
Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of '' American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her de ...
's sophomore album '' Breakaway'' including Clarkson's hit " Walk Away". DioGuardi then worked with Australian singer, Ricki-Lee Coulter, on her 2005 single, Sunshine from her debut studio album, '' Ricki-Lee'', which was released in October of that year. She also worked with
Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...
on her album '' Back to Basics'' in 2006, co-writing twelve of the thirteen tracks on disc one of the album, among them being " Ain't No Other Man", and "Back in the Day". In the same year, she collaborated with Jesse McCartney on his album ''
Right Where You Want Me "Right Where You Want Me" was the lead single released in the U.S. from Jesse McCartney's second album of the same name. It was used as the title song for the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Return to Halloweentown'', and is also featured in t ...
'', co-writing four songs called "Anybody", "Invincible", "Running Away" and "Feels Like Sunday". In 2007, DioGuardi worked with many notable artists, one of whom was
Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage producti ...
. DioGuardi wrote and produced "Ooh Ooh Baby" and co-produced "Heaven on Earth" on Spears' album '' Blackout''. DioGuardi also contributed a majority of songs on
Hilary Duff Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including seven Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, four Teen Choice Awards and two Young Artist Awards. She began her acti ...
's fourth studio album, ''
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''. Since ''American Idol'' Season 8, DioGuardi returned to songwriting and producing, and has worked with number of artists, including
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's " Sober," Kelly Clarkson's " I Do Not Hook Up,"
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's " Good Girls Go Bad," Katharine McPhee's " Had It All",
Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single " Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bil ...
's " Undo It", and Theory of a Deadman's "
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" among other new releases. Among DioGuardi's projects is the song "Not Meant to Be", which appears on Theory of a Deadman's 2008 album, ''
Scars & Souvenirs ''Scars & Souvenirs'' is the third album by Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman, and was released on April 1, 2008. It has so far been the band's most successful album to date and has spawned many hit singles. A special edition CD/DVD of the ...
''. DioGuardi co-wrote the song with lead singer
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, and is also featured as the love interest in the music video which was released on March 10, 2009. This was her debut in the music video industry. In 2007, Dioguardi and
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member Dave Stewart wrote "
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" for
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. It was released as the first single from the album ''
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'' in September 2007. The song was a success around the world, peaking inside the top ten in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy and Switzerland. It also peaked at number 40 on the UK Singles Chart, while on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, it reached number 54. In 2009, DioGuardi wrote "If I Can't Have You" for Meat Loaf's 2010 album, ''
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'' and recorded the vocal as a duet with Meat Loaf. She is also one of the writers for "
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", which was released as a single from Fefe Dobson's album '' Joy'' (2010). She wrote songs for Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia's third studio album ''
Counting Down the Days ''Counting Down the Days'' is the third studio album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia. It was released by Brightside Recordings on 4 April 2005 in the United Kingdom. Her debut with the label, Imbruglia reteamed with Gary Clark to work o ...
''. After taking a break from writing she wrote on Kelly Clarkson's " Heartbeat Song" which was the first single from Clarkson's seventh studio album '' Piece by Piece'' (2015). She wrote "Rebel Hearts" for Hilary Duff's '' Breathe In Breathe Out'' album in 2015.


Songs for film and television

DioGuardi has also written for films and television series. She wrote "Brand New Day" for '' Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'', "We Rock" and "Play My Music" for '' Camp Rock'', "He Could Be the One" for ''
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'', "Set This Party Off" for ''
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'' and "Someone Watching over Me" for '' Raise Your Voice''. She has also written songs that have been used as themes such as "Taking Chances" on '' Glee'', "Come Clean" on '' Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'', "Autobiography" on '' The Ashlee Simpson Show'' and "Ain’t No Other Man" on '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel''.


Music publishing

DioGuardi co-owns
Arthouse Entertainment Arthouse Entertainment is a Los Angeles-based music publishing and production company founded by Kara DioGuardi and Stephen Finfer. Arthouse represents a roster of songwriters, producers and artists. Hit Songs Arthouse songs have been released on ...
, a publishing company that is a resource business for record companies and other music entities seeking compositions, productions, artists, and related music services. Arthouse has been a part of many chart-topping hits including B.O.B's "Nothin’ On You," Bruno Mars’ "Just The Way You Are" and "Grenade," Cee-Lo Green's "Forget You," Flo Rida's "Club Can’t Handle Me," Demi Lovato's "Heart Attack," Jason Derulo's "Want to want me" and "Trumpets," Eminem's "Monster," Zedd's "Beautiful Now," Jon Bellion's "All Time Low," Maroon 5's "Memories," Illenium's "Good Things Fall Apart," Halsey's "Graveyard,"Florida Georgia's Line "Simple," Ingrid Andress' "More Hearts Than Mine."


Reality television

In July 2006, DioGuardi was a judge in an ''Idol''-like TV show called '' The One: Making a Music Star''. The show debuted on ABC with the second-lowest rating ever for a premiere on a major American network and was abruptly canceled after just two weeks. In 2009, she joined the hit Fox television show ''
American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to ...
'' as a fourth judge for the show's eighth season alongside judges Simon Cowell,
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and
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. She returned to ''Idol'' for its ninth season alongside Simon, Randy and new judge Ellen DeGeneres who replaced Paula Abdul after she quit the show in contract disagreements. However, she decided to leave the show on September 3, 2010, and did not return for the tenth season of ''Idol''. It has since been stated that DioGuardi helped
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become a judge on American Idol, after they worked together at DioGuardi's house in
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. She has had ''Idol'' connections in the past: in 2000, DioGuardi and former ''Idol'' judge
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co-wrote the UK number-one single "
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", performed by
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. She has written many songs sung by Idol winners and alumni such as
Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of '' American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her de ...
, Allison Iraheta,
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,
Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single " Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bil ...
, Diana DeGarmo, Katharine McPhee, Kris Allen, Danny Gokey, and
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. She co-wrote the ''American Idol'' season eight coronation single, " No Boundaries", which was performed by both finalists during the competition. DioGuardi struggled to find her place among the judges. In Richard Rushfield's book, "American Idol: The Untold Story," he reveals that often the other judges would leave the studio during commercial breaks, leaving DioGuardi behind to awkwardly sit by herself. Kara also co-wrote with Jason Reeves a song called "Terrified" for Katharine McPhee's album '' Unbroken'', which was covered by
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, an ''American Idol'' contestant from Season 9, during Hollywood week. DioGuardi also recorded a video of herself singing "Terrified" with Jason Reeves on YouTube, which currently has over 1,800,000 views. She appeared on ''
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'' as herself in the episode "Judge Me Tender". After leaving ''American Idol'', she was a head judge on the Bravo singer-songwriter competition series '' Platinum Hit'' as of 2011.


Other projects

DioGuardi guest starred as herself on ''
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'' and ''
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''. From September 5 – October 30, 2011, she made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in ''
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''. DioGuardi has also released an autobiography after her departure from "American Idol" named ''A Helluva High Note; Surviving Life, Love and American Idol''. Since 2012, she has taught a semester course called "Hitmaking with Kara DioGuardi" at
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of Music in
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. The course was developed specifically for the fall 2012 curriculum and paired 27 student songwriters and producers to mirror today's music industry practices. One of her students was Charlie Puth. In late 2017, DioGuardi helped launch the first Maine effort of a national program working to prevent child sexual abuse, th
Enough Abuse Campaign
(EAC).


Awards and nominations

In 2003, DioGuardi won a BMI Cable Award for co-writing and performing "Somethin' To Say", the theme to the Lifetime Television series ''For the People'', which starred Lea Thompson, Debbi Morgan, A. Martinez and
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. Kara has been awarded 15 BMI Awards for having co-written the most performed songs on the radio. One of the industry's most highly sought after songwriters and producers, DioGuardi's songs have appeared on records that have sold more than 150 million copies combined. In 2007, DioGuardi was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the category of Song of the Year for her writing on the Belinda single, "
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" along with co-writers Belinda, Ben Moody, Nacho Peregrin and producer
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. In November 2007, Kara was awarded the TAXI A&R award for Humanitarian of the Year at their annual Road Rally Convention.


Discography


As a vocalist

With MaD DoLL: *''Mad Doll'' (1999) With Platinum Weird: *'' Make Believe'' (2006) *''Platinum Weird'' (2006) As a featured artist: *"If I Can't Have You" on Meat Loaf's album "
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" (2010) *"The Sun Will Rise" on
Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of '' American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her de ...
's album '' Stronger'' (2011) Music videos *"Not Meant to Be" – Theory of a Deadman (2009)


Personal life

DioGuardi splits her time between
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and York Harbor, Maine. She began dating teacher-turned-general contractor Mike McCuddy in 2007 after the two met while he was working on a home adjacent to her property in
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. Following a year and a half of dating, DioGuardi and McCuddy became engaged in December 2008, and married on July 5, 2009 in
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. McCuddy has a teenage daughter from a previous relationship. Together, DioGuardi and McCuddy have one son, Greyson James Carroll McCuddy, born via
gestational carrier Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to delivery/labour for another person or people, who will become the child's parent(s) after birth. People may seek a surrogacy arrangement when pregnan ...
on January 31, 2013. The couple made the decision to use a surrogate after years of
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and unsuccessful in vitro fertilization attempts. DioGuardi works with the Phoenix House, a non-profit
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service organization; she contributes to recording studios in the facilities and helps teach the teens how to operate the equipment. In February 2010, she joined former ''
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'' contestant Elliott Yamin in a charity trip sponsored by
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to
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where they visited malaria prevention and treatment projects as part of Idol Gives Back. In May 2010, she posed nude for the annual "Naked Truth" issue of '' Allure'' magazine.The Naked Truth: 5 celebrities bare it all for Allure
Allure. Archived on April 15, 2010.


Filmography


Television


Published works

*


References


Sources

* * * Guest Co-host; (ABC Television) The View , October 15, 2009


External links

* * * Kara DioGuardi at All Music Guide* *
Berklee College of Music's Songwriting Idol
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