Carrie Marie Underwood born March 10, is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol in Her debut single, " Inside Your Heaven ", made her the only country artist to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot chart and the only solo country artist in the s to have a number-one song on the Hot Her debut album, Some Hearts , was bolstered by the huge crossover success of the singles " Jesus, Take the Wheel " and " Before He Cheats ", becoming the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history, the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history and the best-selling country album of the last 17 years. Her second album, Carnival Ride , followed in It had one of the biggest opening weeks of all time by a female artist and won two Grammy Awards. Her next album, 's Play On , was a commercial success led by the single " Cowboy Casanova ". Underwood's fourth album, Blown Away , earned her a Grammy Award and was that year's second best-selling release by a female artist.


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