Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American country singer-songwriter and occational actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol. Underwood has since become a multi-platinum selling recording artist, a multiple Grammy Award winner, was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, is a three-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Female Vocalist winner, and the current ACM Entertainer of the year. She is the first ever female artist to win back-to-back Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards for Entertainer of the year (2009/2010).
