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Kara DioGuardi Biography

Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (/ˈkærə diːoʊˈɡwɑːrdi/; born December 9, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the pop rock genre. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; sales of albums on which her songs appear exceed 160 million worldwide. DioGuardi is a Grammy and Emmy-nominated writer. She's 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.

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Songwriters tell the truth.

Songwriters, Tell, Telling The Truth, Truth

I felt like I got more comfortable on "Idol" when I just started being myself and not trying to be what I thought I had to be.

Being Myself, Felt, Idol, Idols, Thought, Trying

You need to understand that a skilled professional songwriter can accelerate your success as an already talented musician. These people are writing every single day, so their craft is really sharp, and it's the best songwriters who consistently get on the radio.

Musician, People, Single, Songwriter, Writing

I've never been fired in my life.

Fired, Life

The thing that's tricky is sometimes the best voices - just because someone hits the big notes and sounds amazing - it doesn't necessarily mean they make the greatest artists.

Artist, Big, Make, Mean, Voice

I looked a little pasty. But hey, at least I didn't wet myself!

Hey, Littles, Looked, Pasties, Pasty

I think Bruno Mars is a great example of a great voice and classic songwriting with a twist that makes it contemporary. I think he's done a great job of it. I think Katy Perry has undeniable songs for what she does, for that pop market. And, if we're talking in the truly pop market, I would say those two.

Done, Jobs, Katy, Pop, Song, Thinking

Some of the best songs that artists perform year after year are ones they hated.

Artist, Artists, Song, Songs, Year, Years

There's a lot of craft that goes into achieving a hit song - at the beginning of your career, you're usually more inspiration than craft, and you get great when those intersect. A skilled songwriter can get you to that intersection.

Beginning, Careers, Hit, Inspiration, Song

I don't go to record stores to look at my albums, but it's always a thrill to see them.

Albums, Looks, See, Stores, Thrill

Look at someone like Ke$ha. I wouldn't say she's got the most rangy, incredible voice, but she's got a thing. She stands for something, and people are buying into that.

Incredible, Looks, People, Stands, Thing, Voice

I was a pop-music junkie. My parents were into Frank Sinatra and Doris Day. They weren't too excited when I had Aretha or the Stones pumping.

Excited, Parent, Pumping, Sinatra, Stones

I have breakups that I can credit to every song. In my twenties, I picked people who would create that dysfunction and drama, so I could draw upon it.

Breakup, Breakups, Create, Drama, People, Song

Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn't an artist out there who could survive without hit songs.

Artist, Backbone, Good, Song, Survive

I've never in my life bought a big piece of jewelry - like, 'I'm gonna get myself a big piece of jewelry!' Songwriters' lives are unstable and up and down. Even though mine has sort of has followed more of a going toward the sky trajectory.

Big, Bought, Jewelry, Pieces, Sky, Though

I don't think people really understood what I did. And you know, in my book, 'A Helluva High Note' deals with my back story, that I was a songwriter, that I spent years trying to hone my craft and being rejected and then finally becoming a successful songwriter, record executive and publisher.

Book, Craft, Deals, Spent, Successful, Thinking

Just because you're a star on television doesn't mean that you can be a music phenomenon or an artist. You have to have the material to back it, and it's all about hit songs. I can name you every "Idol" winner and why they didn't go on to have success - their songs. The ones who have - their songs.

Artist, Mean, Name, Phenomenon, Song, Stars