Kara DioGuardi

Kara DioGuardi
DioGuardi in 2005
Background information
Birth name	Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi
Born	(1970-12-09) December 9, 1970 (age 46) Ossining, New York, U.S.
Origin	New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Genres	Pop pop rock country
Occupation(s)	Songwriter record producer A&R music publisher singer television personality musical arranger
Instruments	Vocals piano guitar
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Interscope, Rocket (Platinum Weird) Warner Bros. (A&R)
Website	karadioguardi.com

Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (/ˈkærə diːoʊˈɡwɑːrdi/; born December 9, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the pop rock genre. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; sales of albums on which her songs appear exceed 160 million worldwide. DioGuardi is a Grammy and Emmy-nominated writer. She's 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 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.