‘American Idol’ judge Kara DioGuardi’s pop princesses
Kelly Clarkson
Clarkson’s kiss-off song “Walk Away” helped propel the album “Breakway” to become the third-best-selling album in 2005. DioGuardi wrote five other songs for the album and also penned a tune for Clarkson’s latest release “My December.” (Jason DeCrow / Associated Press)
DioGuardi wrote three songs for the group’s six-times platinum “PCD” album. Among them the single “Beep” reached No. 13 on Billboard’s Hot 100. (MTV Asia / AFP / Getty Images)
Christina Aguilera
Last year, Aguilera won a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the DioGuardi-penned tune “Ain’t No Other Man.” (Vince Bucci / Getty Images)
Celine Dion
Dion has paired with DioGuardi on her last three albums “Taking Chances,” “One Heart” and “A New Day.” (Jacques Boissinot / Associated Press)
Natasha Bedingfield
Bedingfield’s “Unwritten” is the anthem for MTV’s reality hit “The Hills.” (Ed Ou / Associated Press)
Hilary Duff
Duff is a long-time collaborator, hiring DioGuardi to write and produce songs for all four of her albums. The most famous? “Come Clean,” used as the theme for -- what else? -- MTV’s “Hills” predecessor “Laguna Beach.” (Jo Hale / Getty Images)
