Kara DioGuardi

Kara DioGuardi
DioGuardi in 2007
DioGuardi in 2007
Background information
Birth nameKara Elizabeth DioGuardi
Born (1970-12-09) December 9, 1970 (age 53)
Ossining, New York, U.S.[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Record executive
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • music publisher
  • singer
  • television personality
Years active1990–present
Labels
Member ofPlatinum Weird
Spouse
Mike McCuddy
​
(m. 2009)​
Websitekaradioguardi.com

Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (/ˈkærə diːoʊˈɡwɑːrdi/; 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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference DN2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Kara DioGuardi All Music". All Music.com. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  3. ^ "Kara DioGuardi – Related Artists". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  4. ^ HarperCollins Author Bio Archived February 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine