Brett Clarkson

''This is about the singer. For the song of the same name, see'' Brett Clarkson (Song).

Brett Clarkson (born August 25, 1988) is a British singer and former model. He has released 2 albums, and is well known for being a womanizer. He was also a judge on the first two series of the highly popular "The Uraps Factor".

2009-2010: Sabotage
Brett's debut single "Alert!" was released on 06th September, 2009. The song became a hit for Clarkson, giving him his first top 10 single, peaking at #6. Following the single, Brett's second single "Stop, Play, Pause, Rewind" was released on 01 November 2009, and gave Clarkson his first top 5 single, peaking at #5. The following week his debut album "Sabotage" was released. The album peaked at #4. One further single was released from the album, "Bad Girl" featuring Elle was released 24 January 2010 and charted at #5.

2010 - 2012: Filth
Nine months after the release of "Bad Girl", Brett returned to the music scene. The lead single from his album was "CPR", released 03 October 2010, the single only managed to chart at #9, giving Brett his lowest charting release to date. Following this dissapointment, Brett took a further four months break, perfecting his material. The album's second release "Lollipop" was released 06 February 2011 and recieved a much stronger reception tha "CPR". Upon it's release, "Lollipop" became Brett's first ever #1 single. The album was released alongside the single and also topped the charts. Brett's next release was a duet with Kenya for the 2011 Tango Challenge. The song was released 10 April 2011 and charted at #2, becoming the highest charting release from the tango challenge. Brett's fourth single from this era was the AA side "S.T.R.I.P/Hero In My Nightmares" which was released 12 June and gave Brett his second #1 single. "Saxophone" was the next release on 16 October 2011 and gave Brett his third #1, and is arguably his most recognised release to date. On 04 March 2012, "Tame The Beast" was released, a duet with popular singer Kleo, following revelations of their affair backstage at the Uraps Awards. The song charted at #2, and was also Brett's last independent release. Brett is also a judge on the popular ITV music competition The Uraps Factor, since the first series, where he mentored the boys category.

2012 - present: Third Studio Album
Brett is currently working on his third studio album. He has also signed with Next Generation Records, meaning this is his first era on a record label. The first single from the album, "Brains Out" was released on 11 February 2013, and charted at #5 in the UK, becoming his worst selling single to date. He is also mentoring the "girls" category for the second series of The Uraps Factor. After the underperformance of "Brains Out" Brett worked on new music for several months before announcing his new single "Gentleman" with a release date of 7th October 2013, however this release was cancelled and Brett went quiet for almost three years.

In August 2016, Brett officially announced his comeback single "Young & Reckless" with a release date of 15 August 2016. Despite the single only charting at #4, it went on to become his second best selling singles to date.

Personal life
Highly sexually active, Clarkson is known to be a huge womanizer with a supposed "outrageous sexual appetite". Friends close to him have simply stated that "he shags a lot". Clarkson stated in an interview that he has slept with over 500-plus women and also stated that he'll "definitely shag many more". Clarkson openly admitted that he is a commitment-phobe.

In late 2011 or early 2012 (?), Clarkson announced that he was expecting a baby with INTOXICATED member Charlee Brookes, after the two had a brief affair. Clarkson stated that though he wasn't ready for a relationship, he was excited to be a father. Clarkson has also been romantically linked to Aimee Stevens for several years.

Clarkson is heterosexual, a rarity in amongst the present-day climate of music industry where many male singers are bisexual or gay.

Image
At the beginning of his career, circa 2009, Clarkson was known to be "a little bit spunky and bitchy" while also maintaing a "boy-next-door"-type of reputation and public image. He was usually known for witty comments and his sometimes sharp tongue just in case he got into a verbal confrontation with others.

By the time, Clarkson had released his second album, Filth, he went from being a "bitchy boy-next-door" to a full-fledged playboy who had a penchant from sex and women. During this time, he had also considerably changed his look as well. Clarkson began widely known as a womanizer and to have had a supposedly outrageous sexual appetite and the music on Filth reflected that. Clarkson still retained his spunkiness and bitchiness but he (definitely) was no longer considered to be a "boy-next-door". Clarkson's transition into being the "bad boy playboy" surprised many but was quickly well-received by the public and critics themselves. Many credit Clarkson's transition into a more hypersexual image to have made him more of a superstar. His sex life is highly documented and reported in the press.

Clarkson is known for his feuds with other male singers such as James Moss, Taylor, and Kirby L. Avalon, though the later is known to not really get along with anyone as he is not really liked by anyone anyway. The only male Clarkson appears to be friends with is Chase Elite. Clarkson has also feuded with MIDNIGHT, who is widely a feminist and disapproves of Clarkson's playboy and womanizing image.

Legacy
In 2012, Clarkson's gay slut-pop counterpart and peer Lucas Brandt, recorded a song that was named after him and is a tribute to him. In the song, Brandt simply professes his love for Clarkson. When Brandt decided to release the song as a single, Clarkson himself agreed to be featured on the single mix of the song, which was a decisions that shocked the music industry and the press.