Kellie dawn pickler (born june 28, 1986) is an american country music singer, actress and television personality.Pickler gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of american idol and finished in …Kellie and eric continued to live with their grandfather after their grandmother died of lung cancer in 2002.At north stanly high school in new london, north carolina, from which she graduated in …Kellie dawn pickler is an american country music singer, actress and television personality.Pickler gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of american idol and finished in sixth place.