Kara DioGuardi
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Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (born December 9, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer and singer who has contributed to numerous popular songs since the 1990s. Her father is Joseph J. DioGuardi, a former congressman from New York.
Raised in Westchester County, New York, DioGuardi worked in the editorial and marketing departments of Billboard Magazine after completing a political science degree at Duke University in 1993. During this period, she collaborated with recording engineer Jon Wolfson to create independent recordings under the name MaD DoLL (1999-2001).
While her early solo and band efforts did not result in commercial successes, she became a much-sought songwriter, writing or co-writing hit songs for Céline Dion ("Right In Front of You"), Enrique Iglesias ("Escape"), Kelly Osbourne ("Shut Up"), Ashlee Simpson ("Pieces of Me"), Hilary Duff ("Supergirl" and others), Lindsay Lohan ("Confessions of a Broken Heart"), Kelly Clarkson ("Walk Away" and others), Bo Bice ("The Real Thing"), The Pussycat Dolls ("Beep" and others) and many others including Australians Kylie Minogue ("Spinning Around"), Thalía ("Baby, I'm In Love"), Delta Goodrem ("Predictable"), Bardot and The Veronicas. DioGuardi can also be heard performing backup vocals on some of these recordings. Notable writing collaborators include Greg Wells, John Shanks, Guy Chambers and Steve Morales.
In July 2006, a one-hour VH1 movie for Platinum Weird, a collaboration between DioGuardi and Dave Stewart, was aired, accompanied by a three-song EP. The full album is scheduled for release in August 2006.
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