Even if you don’t know Kara DioGuardi’s name, but you likely know at least one song she’s written. Ashlee Simpson‘s “Pieces Of Me,” Gwen Stefani’s “Rich Girl,” and Christina ...

Kara DioGuardi hopes to “inspire others to take a chance to succeed” with her upcoming memoir A Helluva High Note: Surviving Life, Love and American Idol. DioGuardi appeared on the popular reality TV ...

Born in in New Rochelle, N.Y., DioGuardi earned a political science degree at Duke University before accepting a position in the publishing and marketing department at Billboard magazine.

Season 8 also introduced a fourth judge for the first time, Kara DioGuardi. The songwriter and record producer was the ...