Carrie Underwood is a renowned American country singer. Carrie Underwood has garnered various trophies and medals throughout her career in the entertainment world since 2005. She began her adventure after being the champion of the American Idol Season 4.
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Carrie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983, making her 38 years old. Her birthplace is Muskogee, Oklahoma, and her zodiac sign is Pisces. Carrie Marie Underwood is also her full name. Her mother’s name is Carole (née Shatswell), and her father’s name is Steve Underwood.
She also has two older sisters, Shanna and Stephanie. Her parents’ farm in the surrounding rural hamlet of Checotah was where the siblings grew up. Her father worked in a paper factory, while her mother was an elementary school teacher.
She used to perform at the Robbins Memorial Talent Show when she was a kid. She also performed at her local church, First Free Will Baptist Church. She later sang for local events in Checotah when she was younger. Old Settler’s Day and the Lions Club were two of the festivities.
In terms of her educational background, she attended Checotah High School. She used to play basketball and softball there when she was younger. She was also a member of her high school’s Honor Society. She was also a cheerleader at the time. Underwood then graduated from high school as a salutatorian in 2001. The young lady decided not to pursue singing after graduating from high school.
She later went to Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. In 2006, she received her magna cum laude degree. She also has a bachelor’s degree in public communication with a concentration in journalism.
Carrie Underwood’s Age, Height, Weight, and Body Dimensions
Carrie Underwood’s approximate height is 1.6 meters or 5 feet 3 inches and her weight is 53 kgs. Likewise, the country singer’s chest-waist-hip measures are 34-23-33 inches respectively. She has blonde hair and hazel brown eyes.
Carrie Underwood’s Profession & Career
Carrie Underwood is a phenomenal singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, author, and actress. The singer rose to prominence after winning American Idol Season 4 in 2005. Inside Your, Heaven is her first single. With this track, she became the first country singer to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also made her the only solo country singer to have a Hot 100 #1 song in the 2000s.
Similarly, singer, Her debut album is Some Hearts, which was published in 2005. The singles from this album were Jesus, Take the Wheel, and Before He Cheats. This record also became the best-selling solo female debut album in the history of country music. Furthermore, this record is the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history.
Furthermore, Carrie’s debut album is the best-selling country record in the previous 17 years. She received three Grammy Awards for her outstanding debut album, one of which was for “Best New Artist.”
Following that, her second album, Carnival Ride, was released in 2007. This album has one of the most successful first weeks ever for a female artist. She also received two Grammy Awards for this album. Play On, the singer’s third album, was released in 2009. Her previous single, Cowboy Casanova, experienced one of the largest single-week increases on the Hot 100.
From 2010 onwards
In addition, the country singer had the second best-selling record by a woman in 2012. Furthermore, Carrie Underwood received a Grammy Award for her fourth studio album, Blown Away. This album was published in 2012.
Greatest Hits: Decade #1 is her first compilation album, published in 2014. This collection shattered chart and sales records. This collection also gave birth to the Grammy Award-winning crossover single Something in the Water.
Her fifth studio album, Storyteller, was released in 2015. With this album, she became the only country artist to have all of her studio albums debut at #1 or #2 on the Billboard 200 chart. Furthermore, Cry Pretty, the country singer’s sixth studio album, was released in 2018.
With her sixth album, she became the first woman to have four country albums chart at the top of the Billboard 200. With her first Christmas album, My Gift, she broke and set many Billboard chart records. She accomplished the same thing with her first Gospel collection, My Savior. She was named to The Hockey News’ annual list of the “100 People of Power and Influence in Ice Hockey.” In 2012, the singer was ranked #85.
Additional Information
Carrie Underwood has sold 70 million records worldwide. She is the sixth highest-certified female artist, the second highest-certified country artist, and the highest-certified female country artist of all time, according to the RIAA’s Top Artists (Digital Singles) ranking.
She is also the female performer with the most #1 singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. She has received seven Grammy Awards, fifteen American Music Awards, eleven Billboard Music Awards, and a Guinness World Record.
The singer was also honoured on the “Hollywood Walk of Fame” and the “Grand Ole Opry.” Similarly, Billboard ranked her as the best female country musician of the 2000s and 2010. Similarly, Some Hearts named her the best country album of the 2000s.
Furthermore, according to Pollstar, she is one of the top 13 all-genre female touring performers of the twenty-first century. She has sold over 4.3 million concert tickets. According to Rolling Stone, she is “the female vocalist of her generation in any genre.” Time magazine has named the singer one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2014.
Furthermore, Forbes named her the most successful American Idol winner. Aside from music, the singer-songwriter has dabbled in fashion and literature. In 2015, she launched her workout wear business “CALIA by Carrie.” In the year 2020, she published the New York Times best-selling fitness and lifestyle book Find Your Path.
Carrie Underwood’s Husband, Marriage & Relationship
Carrie Underwood started dating Mike Fisher shortly after meeting them at one of her shows in late 2008. Mike is a well-known NHL player. In December 2009, the couple announced their engagement. Mike proposed to her on December 20, according to the Canadian news.
A golden diamond is set in the singer’s engagement ring. At the time, this ring was worth $150,000. The couple married on July 10, 2010, at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge in Greensboro, Georgia. They had over 250 people guests. Isaiah Michael Fisher, the couple’s first child, was born in 2015. The family then welcomed their second son, Jacob Bryan Fisher, in the year 2019.
Unfortunately, in between the births of her two sons, she had three miscarriages. The singer told CBS News in the year 2018 that this unfortunate incident was the basis for her song Cry Pretty.
In the year 2010, the couple bought a mansion on eleven acres near Ottawa. It was in the luxurious Spruce Ridge district. She and Mike later put the mansion up for sale at an asking price of $2.2 million. Two years later in 2012, they bought a cottage outside of Nashville. The family uses the cottage for weekend getaways.
Carrie Underwood’s Salary and Net Worth
Moving on, she has an estimated net worth of approximately $200 million as of 2020.
Carrie Underwood’s Social Media(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
Talking about the singer’s social media presence, Carrie Underwood joined Twitter in October 2011 and so far has over 8.3 million followers on her @carrieunderwood account. Likewise, the singer is available under the username @carrieunderwood on Instagram with over 10.1 million followers so far.
Furthermore, she is also active on Tiktok with more than 1.1 million followers and 3.8 million likes on her @carrieunderwood account. She also has over 11 million people following her journey on Facebook. The singer then created her official Youtube channel on March 17, 2006. So far, this channel has garnered over 1.3 billion views and 2.25 million subscribers. She also has official accounts on other platforms like Spotify, Pandora, and Apple Music among others.
Quick Facts
Full Name | Carrie Underwood |
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Born Date | 10 Mar 1983 |
Age | 39 years old |
Horoscope | Pisces |
Lucky Number | 7 |
Lucky Stone | Aquamarine |
Lucky Color | Sea Green |
Best Match for Marriage | Cancer, Scorpio |
Gender | Female |
Profession | Singer-Songwriter, Actress, Record Producer, Author, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur |
Country | USA |
Height | 5 feet 3 inches (1.60m) |
Marital Status | married |
Husband | Mike Fisher |
Net Worth | $200 million |
Eye Color | Brown |
Hair Color | Blonde |
Body Size | 34-23-33 inches |
Birth Place | Muskogee, Oklahoma |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | N/A |
Religion | Christianity |
Education | Northeastern State University (Bachelors in Mass Communication and Journalism) |
Father | Steve Underwood |
Mother | Carole (née Shatswell) |
Siblings | Two (sisters Shanna and Stephanie) |
Kids | Two (sons Isaiah Michael Fisher and Jacob Bryan Fisher) |
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Youtube | Carrie Underwood Youtube |
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Personal Web | Carrie Underwood Personal Web |
IMDB | Carrie Underwood IMDB |
Wiki | Carrie Underwood Wiki |
Brands | N/A |
Hobbies | N/A |