2008/04/24

Carrie Underwood


Carrie Underwood

Birth Date: March 10, 1983
Birth Place: Muskogee, Oklahoma

Before auditioning for American Idol in 2004, Carrie Underwood had never been on an airplane. She was just a small-town Checotah, Okla. gal who attended Wednesday night prayer meetings and competed in local talent shows.

But with her sweet demeanor, megawatt smile and powerful country vocals, Underwood beat rocker Bo Bice in the finale of Idol's fourth season, and transformed into a full-blown, Grammy-winning superstar in two short years. Her debut album Some Hearts even helped her beat country music's reigning queen Faith Hill in the awards race, with Hill controversially screaming 'What?' at a backstage camera.

At 24, Underwood, who has been linked to Dallas Cowboys' Tony Romo and Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford, solidified her place in country with her first No. 1 album, Carnival Ride, right after winning two of Nashville's biggest honors (for the second time) at the 2007 CMA Awards.