"The Voice" judge Kelly Clarkson contributed the song "Tell Me A Lie" to One Direction's 2011 debut album, "Up All Night." However, the story of how it came to be may surprise diehard fans. Clarkson was the original songwriter of the tune, alongside Tom Meredith and Shep Soloman, per Genius. Clarkson told UK newspaper the Daily Star (via Press Party) in 2012 how the tune ended up in the hands of the then-budding artists.
"When Simon Cowell put me forward to write for One Direction, I said: 'Let me hear them first'. Simon has been really supportive since I won American Idol. 'Tell Me A Lie' is the cut I've got on 1D's album, as I like the story of them, how they came together as a group," Clarkson explained. "While I wrote the song for me, it didn't fit in the current album, as I never want an album to sound like one thought," she continued. The album she was likely talking about was "Stronger," which came out in 2011 and was the singer's fifth studio album.
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