nominated for a Latin Grammy in the category of Song of the Year for her writing on the Belinda single, "Bella Traición" along with co-writers Belinda, Ben Moody, Nacho Peregrin and producer Mitch Allan. In November 2007, Kara was awarded the TAXI A&R award for Humanitarian of the Year at their annual Road Rally Convention. Discography As a vocalist With MaD DoLL: Mad Doll (1999) With Platinum Weird: Make Believe (2006) Platinum Weird (2006) As a featured artist: "If I Can't Have You" on Meat Loaf's album "Hang Cool Teddy Bear" (2010) "The Sun Will Rise" on Kelly Clarkson's album Stronger (2011) Music videos "Not Meant to Be" – Theory of a Deadman (2009) Personal life DioGuardi splits her time between Los Angeles, California and York Harbor, Maine. She began dating teacher-turned-general contractor Mike McCuddy in 2007 after the two met while he was working on a home adjacent to her property in Maine. Following a year and a half of dating, DioGuardi and McCuddy became engaged in December 2008, and married on July 5, 2009 in Prospect Harbor, Maine. McCuddy has a teenage daughter from a previous relationship. Together, DioGuardi and McCuddy have one son, Greyson James Carroll McCuddy, born via gestational carrier on January 31, 2013. The couple made the decision to use a surrogate after years of infertility and unsuccessful in vitro fertilization attempts. DioGuardi works with the Phoenix House, a non-profit substance abuse service organization; she contributes to recording studios in the facilities and helps teach the teens how to operate the equipment. In February 2010, she joined former American Idol contestant Elliott Yamin in a charity trip sponsored by ExxonMobil to Angola where they visited malaria prevention and treatment projects as part of Idol Gives Back. In May 2010, she posed nude for the annual "Naked Truth" issue of Allure magazine. Filmography Television Published works References Sources Guest Co-host; (ABC Television) The View | October 15, 2009 External links [ Kara DioGuardi at All Music Guide] Berklee College of Music's Songwriting Idol LiveDaily – Platinum Weird's Dave Stewart and Kara DioGuardi interview 1970 births American Idol participants American musical theatre actresses American people of Arbëreshë descent Record producers from New York (state) Songwriters from New York (state) A&R people Duke University Trinity College of Arts and Sciences alumni Living people Musicians from New Rochelle, New York American people of Italian descent Rocket Records artists American