Former American Idol Contestant Wins Three CMT Country Music Awards
Season-Five Finalist Kellie Pickler Wins for ‘Breakthrough Video,’ ‘Performance of the Year,’ ‘Tearjerker Video of the Year’
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/15/2008 9:37:00 AM
Fox’s American Idol continues to be a ticket to success, even for those who don’t win.
The latest to gain from weekly exposure on the most-watched series on TV was season-five finalist Kellie Pickler, who got three awards at the CMT Country Music Awards show Monday night, although she was not there to pick them up.
Pickler won for "Breakthrough Video," "Performance of the Year," and "Tearjerker Video of the Year." They were the first awards for the North Carolina native whose first album, Small Town Girl, went gold.
