For those unfamiliar with the country music genre, you might have heard of the name Carrie Underwood through American Idol. A country singer who hails from Oklahoma, her rise to fame is propelled by her win in the fourth season of American Idol in 2005.
Since then, she became a multi-platinum selling recording artist, multiple Grammy Award winner, three-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Female Vocalist winner, and ACM Entertainer of the Year, which is a great feat for a singer whose career was launched by a reality television programme.
She had also been bestowed a great honour when she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry, a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee that has presented the biggest stars of the genre for nearly 85 years.
Her debut album, Some Hearts, was certified seven times platinum. It is also the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history. Some Hearts yielded three number one hits on the country charts, "Jesus, Take the Wheel", "Wasted" and "Before He Cheats". Some Hearts was eventually titled the Top Country Album of the Decade.
Her second album, Carnival Ride, produced five number one country hits, "So Small", "All-American Girl", "Last Name" , "Just a Dream" and "I Told You So". She collaborated with fellow country singer Randy Travis, on the song “I Told You So”, which won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration.
“Cowboy Casanova”, the first single off her third album, Play On, was released to country radio in September 2009, and peaked at number one on the country charts, which made Underwood the female country artist of the decade with the most top ten hits on the country chart.
Her huge success is attributed to her powerful vocals, which captures listeners’ attention, and also her songs, which are mostly inspirational.
For such an accomplished singer, Underwood manages to keep her feet on the ground and is actively involved in NGO work, and is an animal lover and a vegetarian. She stopped consuming meat at the age of thirteen as she couldn't stand the thought of eating one of her own animals. She was voted "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" by PETA in 2005 and 2007.
She is also a supporter of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and has done several public service announcements for the organization. Furthermore, Carrie has also teamed up with Pedigree to shoot a public service announcement on behalf of the company's big adoption drive.
Besides creating music to inspire more people and devoting her spare time in NGO efforts, Underwood also continues to expand her career in film, and hopefully she will succeed in that arena as well.
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