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2 days ago · Before she was our "American Idol," Carrie Underwood was contestant #14887. On Monday, the country star, 41, took to Instagram to share the ultimate throwback photo of her from her now ...
- The Audition That Started It All
- Carrie Takes The ‘Idol’ Stage
- Her Epic Win
- Her Journey Forward
Carrie’s American Idol journey began after she convinced her mother, Carole Underwood, to drive her from their Checotah, Oklahoma hometown to the season four auditions for the show. The then-21-year-old, showed up wearing a simple, off-the-shoulder-pink t-shirt and jeans and also sported her shoulder-length blonde hair in numerous curls, all smiles...
After a successful audition, Carrie took to the stage with a slew of dazzling performances, singing songs like “Piece of My Heart,” “When Will I Be Loved,” “Love is a Battlefield,” and more. Luckily for Carrie, the hard-nosed Simon seemed to be in her corner from the beginning, commenting that she was one of his favorites to win the competition aft...
On May 25, 2005, during the final episode of season four, Carrie dazzled all her fans and the panel judges with her rendition of Rascal Flatts‘ “Bless the Broken Road.” Then, as the audience waited with bated breath, Carrie was overcome with joy and excitement when she won the competition, beating out the country rock singer Bo Bice. Not only did C...
Following her big win on the Idol stage, Carrie went on to become a massive success. Just a few months after becoming the season four champion, Carrie released her debut album Some Hearts, which became a huge hit. Since then, the Oklahoma native went on to win over 100 major awards, including seven GRAMMYs, 15 ACM awards, 23 CMT Music Awards, seven...
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Mar 17, 2022 · She got her start on "American Idol," winning the fourth season of the mega-popular singing competition show in 2005. Since then, she's done anything but fade away (unlike some of the show's contestants). Underwood has sold more than 66 million records, hit number one on the charts 28 times, and broke country music records, per her official ...
Oct 28, 2018 · Today, Carrie Underwood is one of the biggest stars in country music. But in 2004, the singer was just a 21-year-old from a small town with a big dream. She stepped into the spotlight, of course, on American Idol, the talent competition she ended up winning—and looking back on her first-ever audition, it was evident from the start that she would someday be a star.
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- Lifestyle Editor
- TMurtaugh@hearst.com
Aug 8, 2023 · Underwood was almost entirely unknown when she auditioned for American Idol on Aug. 8, 2004. The clip above shows the young singer nervously pacing and wringing her hands in the hallway...
- Sterling Whitaker