Carrie Underwood ( Checotah , Oklahoma, United States). It is a country music singer and actress. Underwood rose to fame after winning the 4th season of American Idol in 2005. Her debut album , Some Hearts , was released in 2005 and features the hits " Jesus, Take The Wheel ," "Before He Cheats" and " Wasted" . It is the debut album by a country artist who has sold faster in the history of Nielsen SoundScan. It also became the best-selling debut album by a country artist in RIAA history , also the best-selling debut album by a former American Idol.
Her second album, Carnival Ride , was released in 2007 and features the hits " So Small ," " All- American Girl" , "Last Name" and "Just a Dream" . It debuted at number one on Billboard Hot 200 . In its first week sold more than 527,000 copies so far, the best-selling album by a country weekly solo , behind Shania Twain Greatest Hits, with 530,000 copies in its first week in 2004. The album since its release has been certified 3x Platinum .
Underwood released her third studio album , Play On, on November 3, 2009 . It debuted at number one on the country charts and the Billboard 200. It has the number-one singles "Cowboy Casanova ," "Temporary Home" and "Undo It" . The album has been certified 2x Platinum in the U.S. and Platinum in Canada.
In June 2011 , the album re- entered the Country Top 20 list of the ARIA ( Australia ) number one , giving Underwood her first number one album in Australia .
The May 1, 2012 , Underwood released her fourth studio album, Blown Away. In the United States , sold over 267,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number one on Billboard Hot 200 .
It debuted at number one on the Canadian charts and lists in the country , being certified Gold immediately The album also debuted in the Top 20 Country Albums in Australia and number four on the Top 50 Albums.
With four studio albums, Underwood has sold over 25 million singles and 15 million albums worldwide .
At the American Music Awards 2012 he won the award for Best Country Album for "Blown Away"
