Carrie Underwood Celebrates Fifteenth Anniversary Of Winning 'American Idol'

May 26, 2020 by apost team

It’s been 15 years since Carrie Underwood won the title of American Idol. In honor of this big anniversary the country singer took a trip down memory lane to reflect on the special moment she experienced 15 years ago.

On Monday, May 25, 2020, Carrie Underwood took to Twitter reminiscing about her American Idol win after a fan-video made her aware of the fact that it had been exactly 15 years since she had won the title of the show’s fourth season back in 2005:

"WOW, I cannot believe it’s been 15 years since my @americanidol win!!!" Underwood said in her Tweet. "It’s been an incredible ride and I couldn’t have made it through without all of you guys!! THANK YOU so much for this sweet video!"

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After winning American Idol in 2005, Carrie Underwood has become one of America’s biggest country superstars. Her first ever single, "Inside Your Heaven," became a huge hit and actually caused Underwood to become the first and only country singer whose debut single reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The country singer has broken many other Billboard records ever since and was honored with 7 Grammy Awards throughout her career. Today, she is amongst the best selling female artists of all time.

In September 2019, Underwood gave a sold-out concert at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on a day that marked the 15th anniversary of her American Idol audition. In honor of that special day, the country singer to a moment to think back and reflect on how that one experience changed her life forever:

"When I was a little girl … if you had asked me what I wanted to do when I grew up, I would have told you I wanted to be a famous country music singer," Underwood told the audience, as The Tennessean reports.  "As I got older, dreams tend to give way to practicalities, so I started going to school to get a real job. One day there was an open door, and I walked through it and my life was changed forever."

Underwood then took the opportunity to share one piece of advice with her fans: 

"If there is something you guys out there are holding on to that just seems like too big of a dream or something too crazy, I'm living proof that the craziest things can happen, and you can end up exactly where you always wanted to be," the country singer concluded.

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