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At age five, Locke began singing in church. Her parents divorced when she was eight years old.

Kimberley Locke grew up admiring such singers as Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston and Diana Ross.

In 1987, Locke formed with her friends a quartet named Shadz Of U. The group performed at many local churches.

Locke went to Gallatin high school, where she was one of only sixteen members to participate in their performers group. She lasted at that group for the four years in which she attended that school. She was also selected twice as a member of the All-Middle State Chorus.

Intent on becoming a lawyer and not a singer, she began to work for a company at Nashville as an administrative assistant. In 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep, she enrolled at the Nashville School of Law .

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In DecemberDecember is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. From the Latin decem for " ten" (it was originally the tenth month of the year, before January and February were inserted). The winter solstice falls in December. of 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, she was finally chosen to participate in the show.

Kimberley Locke placed in third place at American Idol 2. She was able, however, to sign a record deal with Curb RecordsCurb Records is a record label owned by Mike Curb. They contract such artists as Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Hank III and Jo Dee Messina. They distribute Gold Castle Records since 1989, and have an arrangement with Wal-Mart to sell music online through Wal-M. Her debut album, One Love , was released on May 4th, 2004.