Ever since she won the much-coveted Idol crown in 2005, Carrie Underwood has enjoyed a very beautiful music career which turned her into a country music superstar.
This once unknown farm girl from Checotah first captured the hearts of American Idol judges when she sang "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Rait during her audition several years ago. She earned the admiration of the judges by that piece and made her way to Hollywood where she took the stage by storm week after week. In a much-awaited finale in May of 2005, she bested co-contestant Bo Bice and took home the Idol crown.
For four seasons, Kelly Clarkson, the first Idol winner solely brandished the Idol banner in the mainstream music scene. This despite the fact that there have been two other winners after her: Ruben Studdard and Fantasia Barrino. Aside from second season runner up Clay Aikem, Kelly was the only notable Idol contestant ruling the charts. But all of that changed when Carrie Underwood joined the champs' circle.
As soon as she has won the show, fans and critics alike were immediately drawn to Carrie Underwood's music. She released her winning piece. "Inside Your Heaven," which received very good airplay. Her debut album Some Hearts was released sometime after that. And it was the start of a very fruitful career for this Checotah-native. It produced massive hits like "Jesus, Take the Wheel," "Wasted," "I Ain't in Checotah Anymore," and "Before He Cheats." The album landed at the top of the Billboard Albums chart and stayed there for eleven weeks.
She managed to nab several awards for her first venture into the music scene. Her single "Jesus, Take the Wheel" was responsible for her awards given by different award-giving bodies like the Gospel Music Association, CMT, Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, American Music Awards, Billboard, and the Grammys.
Her second album also did very well. It proved that Carrie Underwood was no one-hit wonder. Carnival Ride made it possible for the country superstar to add five more number one hits to her credit. They were "So Small," "All American Girl," "Last Name," "Just a Dream," and "I Told You So."
By 2009, Carrie Underwood has already sold nearly 10 million albums worldwide and 10.7 million digital downloads, raising her total earnings to $14 million since June 2008. Aside from her record sales, she has also performed in over 300 live shows plus her several endorsements. She has done extremely well after her Idol stint that she was named by Forbes.com as the top earner out of all the Idol contestants-surpassing first winner Kelly Clarkson, and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson.
Looking at all the achievements she has acquired over the years, one can truly say that Carrie Underwood is enjoying the peal of success through her music. Her music has crossed borders. She done consistently well not only in the country music scene but in mainstream pop as well. This is truly a remarkable feat for a once-small-town-farm-girl.
This once unknown farm girl from Checotah first captured the hearts of American Idol judges when she sang "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Rait during her audition several years ago. She earned the admiration of the judges by that piece and made her way to Hollywood where she took the stage by storm week after week. In a much-awaited finale in May of 2005, she bested co-contestant Bo Bice and took home the Idol crown.
For four seasons, Kelly Clarkson, the first Idol winner solely brandished the Idol banner in the mainstream music scene. This despite the fact that there have been two other winners after her: Ruben Studdard and Fantasia Barrino. Aside from second season runner up Clay Aikem, Kelly was the only notable Idol contestant ruling the charts. But all of that changed when Carrie Underwood joined the champs' circle.
As soon as she has won the show, fans and critics alike were immediately drawn to Carrie Underwood's music. She released her winning piece. "Inside Your Heaven," which received very good airplay. Her debut album Some Hearts was released sometime after that. And it was the start of a very fruitful career for this Checotah-native. It produced massive hits like "Jesus, Take the Wheel," "Wasted," "I Ain't in Checotah Anymore," and "Before He Cheats." The album landed at the top of the Billboard Albums chart and stayed there for eleven weeks.
She managed to nab several awards for her first venture into the music scene. Her single "Jesus, Take the Wheel" was responsible for her awards given by different award-giving bodies like the Gospel Music Association, CMT, Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, American Music Awards, Billboard, and the Grammys.
Her second album also did very well. It proved that Carrie Underwood was no one-hit wonder. Carnival Ride made it possible for the country superstar to add five more number one hits to her credit. They were "So Small," "All American Girl," "Last Name," "Just a Dream," and "I Told You So."
By 2009, Carrie Underwood has already sold nearly 10 million albums worldwide and 10.7 million digital downloads, raising her total earnings to $14 million since June 2008. Aside from her record sales, she has also performed in over 300 live shows plus her several endorsements. She has done extremely well after her Idol stint that she was named by Forbes.com as the top earner out of all the Idol contestants-surpassing first winner Kelly Clarkson, and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson.
Looking at all the achievements she has acquired over the years, one can truly say that Carrie Underwood is enjoying the peal of success through her music. Her music has crossed borders. She done consistently well not only in the country music scene but in mainstream pop as well. This is truly a remarkable feat for a once-small-town-farm-girl.
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