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Carrie Underwood is Now at mycarrieunderwood.com
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— Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country music singer who won the title of the fourth season of American Idol. She has since became a multi-platinum award winning recording artist. She debuted at triple platinum with her album Some Hearts, the best-selling debut of any previous Idol winner and the fastest selling female country album since the introduction of the Nielsen SoundScan in 1991. Underwood has won three Billboard Music Awards, a Dove Award, two Country Music Association Awards, and two Academy of Country Music Awards.
Underwood’s debut album, entitled Some Hearts, hit store shelves on November 15, 2005, entering the Billboard 200 chart with 315,000 copies sold. The large first week sales of Some Hearts made it #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and the biggest debut of any country artist since the advent of the SoundScan system in 1991. Some Hearts has since been certified Triple Platinum by the RIAA, and is the fastest-selling debut country album in the history of the SoundScan era[5] and the best-selling debut album from any previous American Idol contestant.
Underwood’s first single, “Jesus, Take The Wheel” was released to radio on October 18, 2005. It received so much airplay that it debuted at #39 on the Billboard Country Chart in its first week, setting a record. It eventually reached #1 for 6 consecutive weeks, and was only two weeks shy of Connie Smith’s record of an 8 week run back in 1964-1965. The single also debuted at #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 where it reached a peak of #20.
The album’s title track, “Some Hearts” was released to pop music and adult contemporary radio. It received moderate airplay and made it to #12 on the Billboard and Adult Contemporary Top 40.
“Don’t Forget To Remember Me,” the third of Underwood’s singles to be released to country radio, has peaked at #3 on the Hot Country Charts, as well as, #49 on the Billboard Hot 100. On May 24, 2006, Underwood returned to guest-perform on the fifth season of American Idol for a second time. She opened the show with the top 12 finalists with “I Made It Through The Rain” and took the stage later on to perform her newest single “Don’t Forget To Remember Me.”
Underwood sang the National Anthem prior to the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Pittsburgh.
Carrie Underwood site for fans is now at mycarrieunderwood.com. This site has forums, news, blogs and gallery.