Biography of Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma at the Muskogee Regional Medical Center on March 10, 1983. She grew upon a farm in the nearby town of Checotah, Oklahoma. Carrie Underwood is the youngest of three girls born to Stephen and Carole Underwood. Her sisters are nine and twelve years older than Carrie, with her oldest sister moving out on her own when Carrie was only four. Her childhood was a very happy one growing up in the country, playing outside, climbing trees and developing a deep love for animals. This love for animals eventually led Carrie to become a vegetarian at the age of thirteen.

Although singing is not a family trait, Carrie's musical interests were influenced by her family's taste in music. Country music is her favorite and she also loved listening to her older sisters' 1980's pop music. Carrie did develop a love for singing at a young age. She started singing in her church at the age of three and then later began doing solo singing roles in school plays. By the time Carrie was in the seventh grade, her amazing voice began receiving recognition so she starting performing in local talent shows. She was involved in her high school music program and even began telling people she was going to be a famous singer one day. After she started attending college at Northeastern University, Carrie's focus became more on her college major in Broadcast Journalism. She even produced a student television program and wrote for the college newspaper. Even with her tremendous singing voice, Carrie was not discovered until her friends convinced her that she should participate in the American Idol auditions.