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Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood performs for US Army Troops on a USO tour in Iraq.
Background information
Birth name	Carrie Marie Underwood
Born	March 10, 1983 (1983-03-10) (age 25) Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Genre(s)	Country pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	2005-present
Label(s)	Arista Nashville
Website	www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com

Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma) is an American country pop singer-songwriter who won the fourth season of American Idol. She also is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer. She is the first Idol winner to sweep all three major music awards (Billboard, American Music, and Grammy Award) in one single season. Since her sweep, she has become a multi-platinum selling recording artist. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was certified seven times platinum and is the fastest selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history. Some Hearts yielded six number one hits on the country charts in the United States and Canada: "Inside Your Heaven," "Jesus, Take the Wheel", "Don't Forget to Remember Me", "Wasted," and her biggest hit to date, "Before He Cheats." Underwood scored another Top 10 Billboard hit with her charity single, "I'll Stand by You." Some Hearts sold a total of 7 million RIAA-certified copies as of February 2008. In addition to being the best selling album by an American Idol contestant in the United States to date, it is also the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history.

Her second album, Carnival Ride was released on October 23, 2007. It has so far sold over 2 million copies and has produced two number one country hits, "So Small." and "All-American Girl". The album's third single, "Last Name" is currently climbing the charts. Underwood's Christmas single, "Do You Hear What I Hear?" peaked at #2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts.

Aside from her vocals, Underwood's success is attributed to what many fans recognize as her wholesome image. In general, many of her songs also present inspirational and uplifting themes and messages. To date, Underwood has sold over 11 million copies worldwide in the last two years.