Kimberley Locke

S2 · Eliminated 3rd

As of June 24, 2026

Kimberley Locke's most recent documented releases are a 16-track Best Of compilation issued by Curb Records in October 2023 and a 22-track release titled Feel The Love, credited to Cahill and Kimberley Locke, issued by Ansatz Music Group in June 2026. In 2022 she was cast as Diva Donna in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Prima.⁠[1][2][3]

Career

After the show

  1. September 6, 2003Signed a recording contract with Curb Records after finishing third on American Idol season 2.⁠[4][7]
  2. May 4, 2004Released her debut album One Love on Curb Records; it entered the Billboard 200 at number 16, and its lead single 8th World Wonder reached number 49 on the Hot 100 and number 1 on the U.S. dance chart.⁠[4][10]
  3. 2005Her recording of Up on the House Top reached number 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart; later holiday singles Jingle Bells and Frosty the Snowman also reached number 1 on that chart.⁠[7][10]
  4. 2007–2008The singles Change, Band of Gold and Fall from Based on a True Story each reached number 1 on the Billboard dance club chart.⁠[4][7][10]
  5. May 1, 2007Released her second album, Based on a True Story, on Curb Records; it debuted at number 160 on the Billboard 200.⁠[4][10]
  6. 2010After leaving Curb Records, became the first artist signed to Randy Jackson's dance label Dream Merchant 21, which released her single Strobelight on April 6, 2010.⁠[4][10]
  7. 2013Feel the Love, a single with the British production team Cahill released on 3 Beat Records, reached number 1 on the UK club and pop charts compiled by Music Week.⁠[4][10]
  8. May 9, 2021–September 30, 2021Released two albums on I AM Entertainment in 2021: the children's album You're My Baby in May and the holiday album Christmas Is Here in September.⁠[4][9][11]
  9. October 13, 2023Curb Records issued a 16-track compilation of her recordings, Best of Kimberley Locke. It includes her new single Keep On (Falling in Love), produced by Dave Audé.⁠[2][4]
  10. June 24, 2026A 22-track release titled Feel The Love, credited to Cahill and Kimberley Locke, was issued by Ansatz Music Group.⁠[1][12]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. salesListen
One Love⁠[10][13]Album2004Curb Records212,000⁠[14][15]January 10, 2008
Based on a True Story⁠[10][13][16]Album2007Curb Records22,000⁠[14][16][17]July 30, 2008
Christmas⁠[10][13][18]Album2007Curb Records3,000⁠[18][19]December 31, 2008
Four for the Floor⁠[8][10][13]EP2011I AM EntertainmentApple Music
You're My Baby⁠[10][11]Album2021I AM EntertainmentApple Music
Christmas Is Here⁠[9][10][20]Album2021I AM EntertainmentApple Music
Best Of⁠[2][10][12]Compilation2023Curb RecordsApple Music

Awards

Checked October 6, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • April 22, 2007Took part in the fifth season of the VH1 reality series Celebrity Fit Club, which premiered in April 2007.⁠[4][21]
  • 2011Announced in 2011 that she had founded her own entertainment company, I AM Entertainment, which issued her dance EP Four for the Floor on July 19, 2011, and later offered voice coaching and artist development.⁠[4][8][22]
  • 2019Began co-hosting the daytime talk show Dr. and the Diva with Dr. Steve Salvatore in autumn 2019.⁠[4]
  • November 16, 2019Appeared on Broadway as a guest performer in the concert run Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls at the Nederlander Theatre.⁠[4][23]
  • August 2022Led the cast of a production of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Prima, playing Diva Donna.⁠[3][24]

Sources

24 sources

  1. Feel The Love by Cahill, Kimberley Locke — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Album header and footer; also shows: June 24, 2026, 22 songs: “℗ 2026 Ansatz Music Group”
    • Album footer: “℗ 2026 Ansatz Music Group”
    • Album header and footer; also shows: Cahill, Kimberley Locke, June 24, 2026: “℗ 2026 Ansatz Music Group”
  2. Best Of by Kimberley Locke — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Album header and footer; also shows: October 13, 2023, 16 songs: “℗ 2023 Curb Records, Inc.”
  3. Kimberley Locke to Set Sail for Summer: The Donna Summer Musical on Norwegian Cruise Line — Playbill, published July 25, 2022. News report. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Paragraphs 1-2: “Locke will lead the cast as Diva Donna opposite Dutch actor Valerie Curlingford as Disco Donna and D'Nasya Jordan as Duckling Donna.”
    • Paragraph 1: “Kimberley Locke will star in a new production of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship Norwegian Prima, setting sail in August.”
  4. Kimberley Locke (Wikipedia revision 1371351722) — Wikipedia, updated August 26, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Lead sentence: “born January 3, 1978”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1978|1|3}}
    • Career, American Idol and singing career: “After parting ways with Curb Records in 2009”
    • Career, American Idol and singing career: “Locke went on to be the first artist to sign a deal with Randy Jackson's Dream Merchant 21 record label”
    • Career, American Idol and singing career: “Her first independent release through her new company was her danced-themed EP album, "Four for the Floor"”
    • Career, American Idol and singing career: “In 2013, Locke teamed up with British production team Cahill to release the single, "Feel the Love," on 3 Beat Records”
    • Career, American Idol and singing career: “Locke went on to sign a record deal with Curb Records on September 6, 2003.”
    • Career, American Idol and singing career: “Her debut album, One Love, was released May 4, 2004.”
  5. American Idol season 2 — Wikipedia, updated September 16, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Elimination chart row Kimberley Locke: Pl. 3, Eliminated in the Top 3 column (5/14); ratings table episode 'Top 3 Results', May 14, 2003
  6. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Kimberley Locke: season 2, place finish 3rd
  7. Kimberley Locke (artist page) — Curb Records. Label or artist. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Biography: “Immediately following 'American Idol,' Locke was signed to Curb Records”
    • Biography: “the only recording artist to score a #1 Christmas song on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart three years in a row”
    • Biography: “having had eight Top 20 Adult Contemporary hits and four #1 Dance hits across various Billboard charts”
  8. Four for the Floor - EP by Kimberley Locke — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Album footer: “℗ 2011 I AM Entertainment”
    • Album header and footer; also shows: July 19, 2011, 4 songs: “℗ 2011 I AM Entertainment”
    • Album header and footer; also shows: July 19, 2011: “℗ 2011 I AM Entertainment”
  9. Christmas Is Here by Kimberley Locke — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Album footer: “℗ 2021 I AM Entertainment”
    • Album header and footer; also shows: September 30, 2021: “℗ 2021 I AM Entertainment”
    • Album header and footer; also shows: September 30, 2021, 9 songs: “℗ 2021 I AM Entertainment”
  10. Kimberley Locke discography (Wikipedia revision 1362412807) — Wikipedia, updated July 3, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Lead paragraph 2; Singles table, 2004 row 8th World Wonder (Hot 100: 49, US Dance: 1): “entered the Billboard 200 chart at number sixteen”
    • Lead paragraph 4; Singles table, US AC column: “The first and most successful single, "Up on the House Top," quickly reached number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, a spot it held for four weeks.”
    • Singles table, 2007-2008 rows, US Dance column
    • Lead paragraph 3: “debuting at number 160 on the Billboard 200”
    • Lead paragraph 5: “In 2010, Locke teamed up with American Idol judge Randy Jackson and his new dance label, Dream Merchant 21”
    • Singles table, 2013 row Feel the Love (with Cahill)
    • Studio albums table, One Love row; also shows: Label: Curb: “Release date: May 4, 2004”
    • Studio albums table, Based on a True Story row; also shows: Label: Curb: “Release date: May 1, 2007”
  11. You're My Baby by Kimberley Locke — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Album header and footer; also shows: May 9, 2021: “℗ 2021 I AM Entertainment”
    • Album header and footer; also shows: May 9, 2021, 13 songs: “℗ 2021 I AM Entertainment”
  12. Kimberley Locke (artist page) — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Latest Release
    • Compilations section: “Best Of (2023)”
  13. MusicBrainz release groups for Kimberley Locke (web service query) — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Release group One Love, first-release-date 2004-05-04
    • Release group Based on a True Story, first-release-date 2007-05-01
    • Release group Christmas (first-release-date 2013-09-24; see notes)
    • Release group Four for the Floor, type EP, first-release-date 2011-07-19
  14. List of American Idol alumni album sales in the United States — Wikipedia, updated September 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Artists table, row 27 Kimberley Locke, One Love entry: “One Love (2004) #16 — 212,000”
    • Artists table, row 27 Kimberley Locke, Based on a True Story entry: “Based on a True Story (2007) #160 — 22,000”
  15. The Ultimate SoundScan Sales/Download Checklist — USA Today, published January 10, 2008. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
  16. Based on a True Story (Kimberley Locke album) (Wikipedia revision 1363788329) — Wikipedia, updated July 12, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Lead paragraph: “The album was released on May 1, 2007, by Curb Records.”
    • Charts, Album table, Sales column: “22,000”
  17. Idol Presence on Album Chart Back Down to 3 — USA Today (Idol Chatter), published July 30, 2008. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
  18. Christmas (Kimberley Locke album) (Wikipedia revision 1326270657) — Wikipedia, updated December 8, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Lead paragraph: “The album was only released digitally.”
    • Background: “The album sold 3,000 copies as of December 31, 2008.”
  19. Idol sales: Cook returns to top 10 at year's end — USA Today (Idol Chatter), published December 31, 2008. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
  20. The Toby Gribben Show: Kimberley Locke (episode page) — Acast, published October 14, 2021. News report. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Episode description: “originally penned by the Queen of Disco herself, Donna Summer with Michael and Stormie Omartian”
  21. Celebrity Fit Club (American TV series) (Wikipedia revision 1368573528) — Wikipedia, updated August 9, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Season 5 (2007): Men vs. Women: “The fifth season of Celebrity Fit Club premiered on 22 April 2007.”
  22. Kimberley Locke Celebrates Her Musical Journey With Raise Your Hands — Unblock The Music, published July 24, 2018. Fan site. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Interview text: “As CEO of I-AM Entertainment, Kimberley coaches voice to kids, she is a life coach and she does artist development.”
  23. Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls (Wikipedia revision 1363199345) — Wikipedia, updated July 8, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Guest performers table, Nov. 16 row; infobox premiere November 8, 2019: “Evening Performance: Laura Woyasz, Chely Wright, Kimberly Locke, and more”
  24. Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (Wikipedia revision 1362058158) — Wikipedia, updated July 1, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Productions, Norwegian Prima paragraph: “The cast features Kimberley Locke (Diva Donna), Valerie Curlingford (Disco Donna), and D'Nasya Jordan (Duckling Donna).”

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