Kellie Pickler Parents: Meet Cynthia Morton, Clyde Raymond Pickler Jr.

Kellie Dawn Pickler is an American country music singer, songwriter, and television personality. Pickler gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of American Idol and finished in sixth place. In 2006, she signed with 19 Recordings and BNA Records as a recording artist.

Kellie Pickler Parents: Meet Cynthia Morton, Clyde Raymond Pickler Jr.

Kellie Pickler was born on June 28, 1986, in Albemarle, North Carolina, to Cynthia Morton and Clyde “Bo” Raymond Pickler Jr. Cynthia left when Kellie was two years old, then came back and took custody of her for two years. Cynthia left Pickler Jr to flee an abusive relationship.

Later, the court returned Kellie to her grandparents when she was 12 and they raised her to adulthood because her father was absent in her life. She would live with her father every time he was not incarcerated. She has a half-sister named Courtney and two half-brothers, Eric and Michael.

She has a half-sister called Courtney and two half-brothers named Eric and Michael, and she has never met Michael.