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Kara DioGuardi
Kara DioGuardi | |
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 DioGuardi in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi |
| Born | December 9, 1970 Ossining, New York, U.S.[1] |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
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| Member of | Platinum Weird |
| Spouse |
Mike McCuddy (m. 2009) |
| Website | karadioguardi |
Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (/ˈkærə ˌdiːoʊˈɡwɑːrdi/ KARR-ə DEE-oh-GWAR-dee; born December 9, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, and singer. She primarily writes music in the pop rock genre.[2] She has worked with many popular artists;[3] sales of albums on which her songs appear exceed 160 million worldwide.[4] 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 songs.
DioGuardi was a judge on American Idol for its eighth and ninth seasons. In 2008, she was appointed to the position of executive vice president of talent development at Warner Bros. Records; she has signed acts such as Jason Derulo and Iyaz. In 2011, she was a head judge on the Bravo singer-songwriter competition series Platinum Hit.
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- ^ "Kara DioGuardi – Related Artists". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ HarperCollins Author Bio Archived February 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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