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Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Underwood has set and broken several records throughout her career. Her achievements led her to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2008 and into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2009. She has won numerous music awards, including seven Grammy Awards, seventeen ''Billboard'' Music Awards, eleven Academy of Country Music Awards, and nine American Music Awards. Her debut album, ''Some Hearts'', was released in 2005. Bolstered by the huge crossover success of the singles "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats", it went on to become the fastest selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history, the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history and the best-selling country album of the last ten years. Underwood won three Grammy Awards for the album, including Best New Artist. Released in 2007, her second album, ''Carnival Ride'', had one of the biggest ever opening weeks by a female artist and earned Underwood two Grammy Awards. Her next album, 2009's ''Play On'', was a commercial success led by the single "Cowboy Casanova". Underwood's fourth album, ''Blown Away'' (2012), earned her a Grammy Award and was that year's second best-selling release by a female artist. In 2014, she released her first compilation album, winning a Grammy Award for its crossover single "Something in the Water". Underwood has sold more than 65 million records globally, and is the Top Country Artist of all time on the RIAA's Digital Singles ranking and the biggest ''American Idol'' earner of all time. Her fifth album, ''Storyteller'', was released on October 23, 2015. Recognized by ''Rolling Stone'' as the female vocalist of her generation in any genre and by ''Billboard'' as Country Music's reigning Queen, Underwood is the only solo country artist in the 2000s to have a number one hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the first and only country artist to ever debut at number one on the Hot 100, as "Inside Your Heaven" topped the chart in 2005. She is also the female artist with the most No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart, from 1991 to present, having 14 number one's and breaking her own ''Guinness Book'' record of ten. ''Some Hearts'' was named the No. 1 country album of the 2000s by ''Billboard'' and she was the top-ranked female artist on ''Billboard'' ==Early life== Underwood was born March 10, 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the daughter of Carole (Shatswell) and Stephen Underwood. She was raised on her parents' farm in the nearby rural town of Checotah.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Carrie Underwood )〕 Her father worked in a sawmill, while her mother taught elementary school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CMT.com — Biography )〕 She has two older sisters, Shanna and Stephanie.〔(Carrie Underwood - All American Girl (Live on Letterman) ). YouTube (2012-05-16). Retrieved on 2014-07-27.〕 During her childhood, Underwood performed at Robbins Memorial Talent Show, and sang at her local church, First Free Will Baptist Church.〔Biography Today, p.144〕 She later sang for local events in Checotah, including Old Settler's Day and the Lion's Club.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carrie Underwood )〕 A local admirer arranged for her to go to Nashville when she was 14 to audition for Capitol Records.〔 In 1996, Capitol Records was preparing a contract for Underwood but cancelled it when company management changed. Underwood said of the event, "I honestly think it's a lot better that nothing came out of it now, because I wouldn't have been ready then. Everything has a way of working out."〔Biography Today, pp.144-145〕 While at Checotah High School, she was an Honor Society member, a cheerleader, and played basketball and softball.〔Biography Today, p.145〕 Underwood graduated from Checotah High School in 2001 as salutatorian.〔 She chose not to pursue singing after graduation. She said, "After high school, I pretty much gave up on the dream of singing. I had reached a point in my life where I had to be practical and prepare for my future in the 'real world'".〔 She attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, graduating ''magna cum laude'' in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in mass communication and an emphasis in journalism. She spent part of one of her summers as a page for Oklahoma State Representative Bobby Frame. She also waited tables at a pizzeria, worked at a zoo, and at a veterinary clinic.〔 Underwood is an alumna of the Alpha Iota chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.〔() 〕 For two years during the summer, she performed in Northeastern State University's Downtown Country show in Tahlequah. She also competed in numerous beauty pageants at the university and was selected as Miss NSU runner-up in 2004. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carrie Underwood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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