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Carrie Underwood: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Carrie Marie Underwood
  • Birth Place: Muskogee, OK
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/10/1983, Pisces
  • Profession: Singer
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Carrie Underwood Fast Facts:
  • Winner of Season 4 of American Idol (2005); runner-up was Bo Bice.
  • Plays guitar and piano in addition to singing.
  • Is a vegetarian and an avid supporter of animal rights.
  • Debut album was 2005's Some Hearts.
  • Has said that she loves horror movies, Dallas Cowboys football and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  • Her win for Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2006 CMA Awards surprised many, but her subsequent string of wins at the American Music Awards, ACMs and Grammys quieted the naysayers.
  • Inducted into Nashville's Grand Ole Opry in 2008.
  • Made her acting debut in a guest-starring role on a 2010 episode of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
  • Carrie Underwood Relationships:
  • Stephanie Shelton - Sister
  • Stephen Underwood - Father
  • Carol Underwood - Mother
  • Shanna Means - Sister
  • Mike Fisher - Husband
  • Carrie Underwood Awards:
  • 2006 Grammy: Best New Artist - Winner
  • 2006 Grammy: Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 2007 Grammy: Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 2008 Grammy: Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 2009 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female Singer - Winner
  • 2009 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Country Song - Winner
  • 2007 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Country Song - Winner
  • 2007 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female Singer - Winner
  • 2010 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Country Artist - Winner
  • 2009 Grammy: Best Country Collaboration With Vocals - Winner
  • 2009 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Nominee
  • 2008 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Nominee
  • 2007 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Winner
  • 2007 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Winner
  • 2006 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Winner
  • 2006 CMT Music Awards: Breakthrough Video of the Year - Winner
  • 2006 CMT Music Awards: Most Inspiring Video of the Year - Nominee
  • 2010 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Winner
  • 2010 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Nominee
  • 2010 CMT Music Awards: CMT Performance of the Year - Winner
  • 2011 Golden Globe: Best Original Song - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2011 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Nominee
  • 2011 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Nominee
  • 2012 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Nominee
  • 2012 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Winner
  • 2012 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Nominee
  • 2012 CMT Music Awards: Collaborative Video of the Year - Winner
  • 2012 CMT Music Awards: CMT Performance of the Year - Nominee
  • 2012 Grammy: Best Country Solo Performance - Winner
  • 2013 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Nominee
  • 2013 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Nominee
  • College:
  • Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK (BA in Mass Communications, 2006)

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