Written by AI Now's Josh Skinner of WithJosh.Com

Kimberley Locke is most recognized for her participation in the second season of the mega-hit American Idol. During the show's early stages, there were only a handful of Idol contestants that made a career for themselves after the show was over. However, Locke is a strategic business woman, who had planned to make sure she would have a career instead of fifteen minutes of fame.

As many of you know, I have a new partnership wth AI Now for all American Idol related interviews, and so it was my most sincere pleasure to bring Kimberley in for our debut interview. It's no secret that I've known her since her time on Idol, and even though I have worked with her on television and written with her in the studio, this is our first time interviewing. Since I knew her so well, I was apprehensive on what questions I should ask her, so I turned to her fans on the various social networks to send me questions on what they would want to know about Kimberley Locke. After going through hundreds of emails and questions, I narrowed it down to what you'll see today.

Kimberley Locke has recorded three albums and has had eight Top 20 Adult Contemporary hits, three #1 Dance hits, and eight #1's across various Billboard charts. Her first single, "8th World Wonder" debuted at #1 on the singles chart, making American Idol history as the first contestant not signed with an Idol label to have a #1. She is currently working with famed Idol judge/music producer Randy Jackson on her new dance single which will be out in February.

After my studio interview, Kimberley invited me to her Los Angeles home that she shares with television personality Harvey Walden (VH1's Celebrity Fit Club). The pair met in 2007 during her participation on the show, and they recently relocated from New York and Washington D.C. to be with each other in L.A.

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