Who Is Carrie Underwood? Biography, faith, Marriage And Achievements

 

Who Is Carrie Underwood?

Carrie Underwood is an American country singer.

Biography

Carrie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983, in Muskogee, Oklahoma in the USA. Her mother’s name is Carole and her father is known as Steve Underwood. She grew up in a nearby rural town called Checotah with her parents.

She was raised in a Christian home and so began singing in her children’s days at her local church called First Free Will Baptist Church. As a young girl, she also performed at Robbins Memorial Talent Show. That is when she started developing her singing talent.

Achievements

Carrie Underwood has made several achievements in the music industry. She rose to fame after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Carrie’s single “Inside Your Heaven” made her the only country artist to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Again, she became the only solo country artist in the 2000s to have a number-one song on the Hot 100.

Carrie Underwood has made other achievements in her music career. Eg.

• She has sold 70 million records worldwide.
• Won 8 Grammy Awards
• Won 12 Billboard Music Awards
• 17 American Music Awards
• 5 Guinness World Records
• Inductions into the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Is Carrie Underwood Married?

Carrie is married to Mike Fisher since 2010. After meeting and dating the NHL player in 2008, they officially tied the knot on July 10, 2010.

Underwood and Fisher held their wedding at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge in Greensboro. They have  2 children.

What Is The Religion And Faith Of Underwood Married?

Underwood is a practicing Evangelical Christian. She has been very outspoken about her faith in her songs and through interviews.

She was born into a Baptist church. It has been known that Carrie, together with her husband Fisher attends a nondenominational congregation that has an unconventional understanding of God’s word.

She holds a wide range of beliefs such as love being one of the greatest virtues in Christianity. She also believes in the right to choose whom to love or date.

Underwood is known to be a person who keeps her faith in God in life and her career. This is seen in her song “Jesus Take The Wheel” which is one of her greatest hit songs.

Does Carrie Underwood Support Gay?

From her interview, Carrie has a respectful thought about gays. She believes anyone has the right to choose a preferable lover. In other words, she says gay people should have the right to marry. Carrie supports gays according to her speeches or interviews.

She surprised her fans and many Christians by throwing her support behind same-sex marriage. This is her belief and she thinks people should be allowed to love whoever they choose to.

Underwood explained that her church’s belief in gay marriage has influenced her significantly. When having an interview with The Independent, she said:

“Our church is gay-friendly.”

In recent years, she has received a lot of backlash from her fans and others for being a secret member of the Illuminati. And here again, comes criticism against her support of same-sex marriage and still calls herself a Christian.

Is Carrie Underwood A Vegan?

Carrie is a proud vegan because she loves animals and so can’t eat what she loves and is so passionate about. Since she can’t handle the feeling of slaughtering animals for meat —she stopped eating meat at the age of 13.