Risa Brown - Carrie Underwood

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Underwood, Carrie, 1983 Juvenile literature. 2. SingersUnited States
BiographyJuvenile literature. I. Title.
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[B] 2014008306 eBook ISBN: 9781545751510 ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Risa Brown is the author of twelve books for children and three for librarians. She was a childrens or school librarian for twenty-three years.

She now writes full-time and lives in Arlington, Texas. She sings in a community chorus and loves to travel. PUBLISHERS NOTE: The following story has been thoroughly researched and to the best of our knowledge represents a true story. While every possible effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the publisher will not assume liability for damages caused by inaccuracies in the data and makes no warranty on the accuracy of the information contained herein. PBP Carrie Underwood is a country music Cinderella. She went from being a college student to a star, thanks to American Idol.CARRIE PERFORMS WITH HER BAND AT THE 2014 COUNTRY USA MUSIC FESTIVALCarrie Marie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983.

She grew up on a farm in Oklahoma in a town called Checotah. Carrie loved to play with the animals on her farm.CARRIE SINGS HER FINAL SONG AND GOES ON TO WIN AMERICAN IDOLCarrie also listened to country music and sang along. She performed in church and at school. She also sang in many talent shows. But she never won until she performed in American Idol.GARTH BROOKS PRESENTS CARRIE WITH THE OPRY MEMBERS AWARDAfter American Idol, Carrie moved to Nashville to record her first album. Her fans loved her songs and she has won many awards.

Carrie was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2008.Since 2008, Carrie has also hosted the Country Music Association award show each year with Brad Paisley. Country music fans love Carrie. But she has brought new fans to country music, too.BRAD AND CARRIE PERFORM DURING THE 45TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDSAt first Carrie was not sure she could write songs but she wanted to try. Now she works with a team to write many of the songs that she sings on her albums.A YOUNG FAN SINGS WITH CARRIECarrie travels the world to meet her fans and perform songs from her albums. She admits she used to be afraid when so many people wanted to get near her. Now she takes extra time to spend with her fans.CARRIE POSES WITH A COUPLE OF FANS.Carrie met Mike Fisher in 2008.

He was a hockey player for the Ottawa Senators. They got married in 2010 and Mike now plays for the Nashville Predators.Carries parents still live in Checotah in the house where Carrie grew up. They did not let Carrie buy them a new house. Carries mom Carole is a retired teacher. Steve, Carries dad, worked in a paper mill. She has two older sisters.Carrie wears beautiful dresses on stage but she says her favorite thing to wear is a hoodie.Carrie loves animals.

When she was thirteen, she became a vegetarian because she did not want to eat animals. She supports many animal organizations such as the Humane Society. Carrie has two dogs, named Ace and Pennie. She starts each day by taking her dogs out in the morning.CARRIE ATTENDS THE 6TH ANNUAL PEDIGREE ADOPTION DRIVECarrie supports organizations that help children such as Save the Children and St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital. Carrie sang Just Stand Up! with other famous singers to raise money for cancer research.

She also gave $1 million to the American Red Cross after tornadoes hit Oklahoma.CARRIE UNDERWOOD AND CITY OF HOPE CANCER SURVIVOR JOHN CLOERCARRIE UP TO BAT DURING A SOFTBALL GAME TO RAISE MONEY FOR KIDS WITH CANCER.Carrie is now acting in movies and on television. She had a part in the film Soul Surfer in 2011. In 2013, she played Maria von Trapp in the musical The Sound of Music Live! which was shown on NBC.CARRIE HOLDS HER AWARDS FOR ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AND TOP FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEARThose who know Carrie Underwood say she is a hard worker. She hopes that she can continue to work hard and sing for a long time. But she told Behind the Music, If it all ended tomorrow, Im so blessed and so happy for everything that Ive gotten to do.