DioGuardi was born in Ossining, New York. Her father is former Republican Congressman and 2010 US Senate candidate Joseph J. DioGuardi. Her songs have been featured in major motion pictures, television shows, film soundtracks, and radio spots, as well as national and international commercial campaigns. She collaborated with Christina Aguilera on her album Back to Basics in 2006, co-writing 12 of the 13 tracks on disc one of the album, among them being “Ain’t No Other Man”, and “Back in the Day”. in 2007, DioGuardi worked with many notable artists, one of whom was Britney Spears. Since American Idol Season 8, DioGuardi returned to songwriting and producing, and has worked with number of artists, including Pink’s “Sober,” Kelly Clarkson’s “I Do Not Hook Up,” Cobra Starship ft./ Leighton Meester “Good Girls Go Bad,” Katharine McPhee’s “Had It All”, Carrie Underwood’s “Undo It”, and Theory of a Deadman’s “Not Meant to Be” among other new releases. DioGuardi co-wrote the song with lead singer Tyler Connolly, and is also featured as the love interest in the music video which was released on March 10, 2009.
