Carrie Underwood Biography

Fast Facts

• Inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2009
• Became the first country artist in music history to debut at No․ 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her 2005 single "Inside Your Heaven․"
• Co-founded the Checotah Animal, Town and School Foundation, or C․A․T․S․, in 2009 to benefit multiple organizations in her hometown
• Named Oklahoman of the Year by Oklahoma Today in 2005
• Graduated from Northeastern State University with a degree in mass communications in 2006 and earned an internship credit for appearing on "American Idol" during her senior year
• Married professional hockey player Mike Fisher in the summer of 2010
• Began performing at local events in her hometown, which led to a contract offer with Capitol Records when she was only 14, but the deal was rejected due to management changes
• Quote: "An Oklahoma girl like me wouldn't even know how to be a diva․ I'm just a person who has a cool job․"
• After several small film and television roles, she landed her most coveted acting role to date with the live musical adaptation of "The Sound of Music," which aired in December 2013 on NBC
• Landed her first recording contract after being named winner of the fourth season of "American Idol" in 2004
• Made her acting debut on CBS's "How I Met Your Mother" in 2010, an episode that would go on to become the second-highest rated of the season
• Once spent a summer working as a page for Oklahoma State Representative Bobby Frame
• Took her first-ever flight on an airplane to travel to Hollywood for the first round of "American Idol․"