Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American country singer and songwriter from Checotah, Oklahoma. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol. She has since become a multi-platinum selling
recording artist, a multiple Grammy Award winner, was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, a three-time Country Music Association and ACM female vocalist winner, and is the reigning Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer of The
Year.
Her debut album, Some Hearts, was certified seven times platinum, is the fastest selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history. And it is also the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history. Some Hearts
yielded five number one hits on the country and pop charts in the United States and Canada: "Inside Your Heaven", "Jesus, Take the Wheel", "Don't Forget to Remember Me", "Wasted", and "Before He Cheats", her biggest hit to date.
Her second album, Carnival Ride, was released on October 23, 2007. It has so far sold over 2.9 million copies, and produced five number one country hits on the country charts, "So Small", "All-American Girl", "Last Name", "Just a
Dream", and "I Told You So". Underwood has sold over 9.8 million albums in the United States.
Underwood released her third album, Play On, on November 3, 2009. Her first single on the album, "Cowboy Casanova", was released to country radio on September 14, 2009. The single also peaked at number one on the country charts. In
October 2009, Underwood now has the most top 10s on the country chart with the advance of "Cowboy Casanova," among solo women this decade, followed by Faith Hill and Martina McBride each with 9.
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