Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (; born December 9, 1970) is an American
singer-songwriter, record producer,
music publisher,
A&R executive,
composer and
TV personality. She writes music primarily in the
pop rock genre. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; sales of albums on which her songs appear exceed 160 million worldwide. DioGuardi is a Grammy-nominated writer, 2011 NAMM Music For Life Award winner, 2009 NMPA Songwriter Icon Award winner, 2007 BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year, and has received 19 BMI Awards for co-writing the most performed songs on the radio.