( CNN ) -- Miss Independent now has her own Little Miss on her hands . Pop music star Kelly Clarkson announced the birth of her daughter , River Rose Blackstock , Saturday on Twitter . `` Thank you everyone for all of your well wishes ! '' she wrote . `` Brandon and I are on cloud 9 ! ! : ) . '' River Rose is the first child for Clarkson , who first shot to fame in 2002 by winning the inaugural season of the hit music talent show `` American Idol . '' Her mom has gone on to become one of the country 's most recognizable and renowned singers , who has hits including `` Stronger '' and `` Since U Been Gone . '' Clarkson married Blackstock , a talent manager and father of two , in October . Clarkson did n't divulge details about the couple 's new child together , besides the fact that the baby was born on Thursday , June 12 .
Kelly Clarkson rose to fame after winning the first season of ` ` American Idol '' She married talent manager Mark Blackstock in 2011 . Clarkson tweets that her daughter , Ella Rose , was born earlier this week . ` ` Clarkson and I are on cloud 9 ! ! '' she writes .