Carrie Underwood Through the Years: American Idol to Country Star

Since winning American Idol, Carrie Underwoodlife has been so much more than “Just a Dream.”

The Oklahoma native rose to fame in 2005 after becoming the champion of the fourth season of the television singing competition. Following the success of his first single, “Inside Your Heaven,” which made him the first country music artist to reach No. 1 on the Notice board Hot 100 chart, she released her album Some Hearts.

And Underwood’s career was just beginning. Hot on the heels of “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and “Before He Cheats” taking over radio stations, she won her first two Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, in 2007.

She was honored in 2018 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Famebut her greatest achievement is becoming a mother. Underwood shares two sons, Isaiah and Jacobwith a husband Mike Fisherwho married in 2010.

Scroll down to see Underwood’s evolution over the years: