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, 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 is also the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history.
[News : Headlines : Carrie Underwood Sets Sales Record : Great American Country] Some Hearts yielded three number one hits on the Billboard Country charts in the
United States and
Canada: "
Jesus, Take the Wheel", "
Wasted", and her biggest hit to date, "
Before He Cheats", and the #2 hit "
Don't Forget To Remember Me."
