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Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi turns 43 on Monday.
DioGuardi, a singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and television personality, was born in Ossining on Dec. 9, 1970.
She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; Total albums on which her songs have appeared exceeds 159 million worldwide. DioGuardi is a Grammy nominated writer, 2011 NAMM Music For Life Award winner, 2009 NMPA Songwriter Icon Award winner, 2007 BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year, and has received 15 BMI Awards for co-writing the most performed songs on the radio.
DioGuardi served as 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, and has signed acts such as Jason Derülo and Iyaz. In 2011, she was a head judge on the Bravo singer-songwriter competition series "Platinum Hit."
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