Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Underwood has become the sale of a multi-platinum artist, a multiple Grammy winner, nominated for Golden Globes, three-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Female Vocalist winner, a winner of GMA Dove Awards and two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year. It was the first female artist to win-to-back Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards Entertainer of the Year (2009/10). Underwood was installed and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2008. She was also inducted into the Hall of Fame Music Oklahoma in 2009.

Their first album, Some Hearts, was certified seven times platinum, and in February 2006, the album is the country of fastest selling debut in the history of Nielsen SoundScan. It is also the biggest selling female solo album in the history of country music, as in February 2008. Some Hearts yielded three number one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, and number one on the Billboard Hot 100 songs. Their second album, Carnival Ride, was released on October 23, 2007. It has sold over 3 million copies as of January 2010, certified platinum three times and drove in four consecutive hits in the Billboard Hot Country songs. Underwood released her third album, Play On, November 3, 2009. He was certified double platinum by the RIAA and has produced three consecutive number one hits on Billboard Hot songs Country. In June 2011, Underwood has sold 22 million singles worldwide and more than 14 million records.

On May 16, 2011, Carrie became the "American Idol" Top U.S. collectors, selling 12.3 million copies to 18.5 million digital albums and tracks, along with raising $ 66 billion in revenue run since winning Season 4.

There are ten Number One hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs, Underwood Reba McEntire are tied as a female artist in March for most Number One hits, as the chart from 1990 to present. He is also the only solo in March is the number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 songs of the 2000s, including "Inside Your Heaven" at the top of the chart in July 2005. Some Hearts, Underwood's debut album was named best album of the country in 2000 ten years, Billboard, and he is the only female artist to appear in the top 10 of Billboard's best country artists in the 2000 list, ranked 10 on the list was also a Billboard of the 50 artists of the decade. In 2010, Underwood was number three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs number of artists, albums and four Top Country Artist by the number 23 is the Top Artists in 2010. In June 2011 the Rolling Stone Ranked # 11 Carrie as the Queen of Pop, which is based on different criteria from 2009 to 2011.

In July 2011 Forbes reported that Underwood won more than U.S. $ 20 million between May 2010 and May 2011.