The Life of Carrie Underwood

Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma

Mar 10, 1983

Carrie Underwood was born to Stephen and Carole Underwood in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and was raised in Checotah, Oklahoma.

High School Graduation

Jun 1, 2001

Underwood graduated from Checotah High School in 2001 as salutatorian.

Winner of American Idol

May 25, 2005

Underwood was crowned winner of the fourth season of American Idol.

Debut Album

Nov 15, 2005

Underwood's debut album, titled Some Hearts, was realeased to store shelves on November 15th, with 315,000 copies sold.

40th Annual Country Music Awards

Nov 6, 2006

Underwood performed "Before He Cheats" and won both the Horizon Award for new country artists and Femal Vocalists. This double win is the first time since 1995 that an artist won both.

Billboard Music Awards

Dec 4, 2006

December 6, Carrie won 5 awards. Album of the Year, Top 200 Female Artist of the Year, Female Country Artist, New Country Artist, and Country Album of the Year.

CMT Awards

Apr 16, 2007

Carrie Underwood won awards in all three categories: Video of the Year, Female Video of the Year, and Video Director of the Year.

Second Album

Oct 23, 2007

Carrie's second album, Carnival Ride was released on October 23, 2007.

Song of the Year

Dec 1, 2007

Carrie Underwood was named as Billboard's best country artist of the Billboard that year and over 1 million People magazine readers named "Before He Cheats" as song of the year.

Double Plantinum

Dec 14, 2007

Carnival Ride was certified double plantinum as of December 14.