Carrie Underwood
Country singer-songwriter and American Idol winner, Carrie Marie Underwood was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on March 10, 1983. This multi-platinum selling and Grammy award winning artist is one of AI’s most successful graduates.
Prior to her AI stint, Underwood’s early exposure to singing and performing was through her performances at the Robbins Memorial Talents Show, the Free Will Baptist Church, and for Checotah, Oklahoma’s Old Settler’s Day and Lion’s Club.
After her AI win, Underwood released her first album in 2005. Her song, Jesus, Take the Wheel, became the favorite of many country music lovers. The song made Underwood the Best Female Vocalist in the 2006 Academy of Country Music Awards. Jesus, Take the Wheel was also recognized as the Single of the Year.
A vegetarian since age 13, Underwood actively supports the Humane Society of the United States and was tagged by PETA as “the world’s sexiest vegetarian” in 2005 and 2007. She also lends her support to worthwhile causes like the June 2008 City of Hope Celebrity Softball charity, which bolsters research projects on life-threatening diseases.
The successful singer and songwriter is an A-list student. Underwood graduated salutatorian from Checotah High School and magna laude from the Northeastern State University in Tahlequah.
Underwood’s latest album, Carnival Ride, was released last October 2007.
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