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Carrie Underwood Singer-Blonde Flower is one of the most popular female vocalists in country music history. She was born on June 10th, 1972 in Nashville, TN. Underwood began singing in church at the age of four and fell in love with the music later on. By the time she was seven, she had already performed at local events with her family. By the time she was 11, her family had moved to a suburb of Nashville where she began singing in local areas. It wasn’t long before she started getting bookings and ended up singing in front of thousands of people. During that time, she decided to leave high school and pursue a career in music. In addition to her family and hometown, Underwood credits her success to the teachers who helped her along the way, as well as her loyal fans.

Music Career Beginnings

Underwood’s musical career began in earnest in 1993 when she signed a recording contract with Arista Records. The year before, she had auditioned for Arista and signed with the company, she had been singing in local bars and clubs. The company immediately saw potential in the young singer and put her on the road to success. They released her debut single, an upbeat song called “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” in September 1993. It reached number one on the country charts and remained at the top of the charts for seven weeks. The song also hit the top 10 on the pop charts and the adult contemporary charts. Arista Records followed this up with the release of Carrie Underwood in 1994. The album went platinum and was eventually nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The first single, “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” reached number one on the country music charts and remained there for seven weeks. It is now considered one of the most iconic songs in country music history. In 2015, the song was named the best country song of the 21st century by Forbes Country magazine.

Breakout Hit

After two number one singles and an album that went platinum, Underwood received widespread critical acclaim for her performances and was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 1996. The following year, she released the multi-platinum album, Carnival Tour, which spawned the Top 10 hit “Before He Cheats.” It was followed by the Number One single “Stand By Your Man.” In 1998, Underwood released her third studio effort, The Best of Both Worlds, which spawned the Top 5 hit “Cowboy Style.” In the early 2000s, she became one of the biggest names in country music, appearing on both the Grand Ole Opry and at award ceremonies. Her albums released in the mid-2000s, including City Lights and Trailer Park, garnered even more success. The former was her highest-charting album to date, reaching number two on the Billboard 200, while the latter went quadruple platinum.

New York Minute

Underwood was almost 40 when she made the decision to leave town and her family for New York City. She had been touring nonstop for years and had grown accustomed to the city. In the city, she signed a record deal with Sony and released Ashes in the Sun, her first album with the company, in 2012. It spawned the top 10 single “New York Minute.” In 2014, she released a live album, named after the song that was featured on it, called The Hits. It was her first official live album, and it debuted at number five on the Billboard Top Country Albums and at number 32 on Billboard Top 200 albums charts.

Underwood’s decision to leave Nashville for New York came as somewhat of a surprise to her hometown. The singer had been attending Columbia University for a year when she made the decision to drop out and pursue a music career. She cited the opportunity to pursue her dream of becoming a singer as the reason for leaving. While there are no hard feelings between Underwood and her native city, Nashville, there is no question that her path to stardom began in Nashville.

Carpool Karaoke

In addition to her illustrious music career, Underwood has proven to be quite the active social media user, regularly engaging with her fans on Twitter and Instagram. She is also a very public woman, usually posting numerous images of herself on social media. In fact, she has over 80.7 million followers on Facebook and over 62 million on Instagram. She often posts about her life and career on social media and uses these platforms to engage with her fans. Underwood released a coffee table book, titled Carrie Underwood: A Year In Photos in 2015, which featured images from the singer’s Instagram account.

Underwood recently made headlines when she hopped into a car driven by famed comedian Dave Chappelle for a ride to a recording session in Austin, TX. The purpose of the ride was to promote the release of his new album, The Bigger Picture, which features the singer on the track “Ain’t That Loving You.” The two were apparently very friendly in the back seat during the 45-minute ride and even posed for a few playful photos together. Chappelle’s wife, Norah, even joined them for a ride to the airport before their flight to NYC. The trip was captured on film and is being touted as a “carpool karaoke ride.”

The Princess Bride

It is no secret that Underwood is a huge fan of the Princess Bride movies. She has been known to quote lines from the films often and even went so far as to include a song from the movie on her album, Carnival Tour. The song is titled “Something About the Way You Look Tonight,” and it is a romantic duet with Chris Stapleton. The song wasn’t available for download until years after Carnival Tour, but it was included on the deluxe version of the album.

Grammy Nominations

Underwood has received three Grammy Award nominations, all for Album of the Year. She was also nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and for Best Country Song for “Jesus, Take the Wheel.” In 2015, she received a Grammy Award for Best Country Song for the song “Dancing with My Mind Still Set on You.”

Carrie Underwood Timeline

The following is a quick overview of Carrie Underwood’s career, from her birth to the present day: