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Feb. 1, 2013 / 2:33 PM

Songwriter Kara DioGuardi's son born via surrogate

Kara DioGuardi arrives for the 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame 40th Anniversary Induction Ceremony and Gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on June 18, 2009. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)

Kara DioGuardi arrives for the 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame 40th Anniversary Induction Ceremony and Gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on June 18, 2009. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh) | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Kara DioGuardi's publicist says the former "American Idol" judge became a first-time mother after her gestational surrogate gave birth to her son.

Greyson James Carroll McCuddy weighed in at 8 pounds, 10 ounces when he was born Thursday in Los Angeles, People.com reported.

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Songwriter DioGuardi married contractor Mike McCuddy in 2009.

People.com said DioGuardi, 42, has a history of miscarriages and failed fertility attempts.

"She's given us an incredible gift," DioGuardi recently told the celebrity magazine of the surrogate.

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