Carrie Underwood’s career is coming full circle. She found fame in 2005 when she won the fourth season of American Idle. Next year, she’ll be on the other side of things when she takes her place as an Idol judge. Between her stints on the iconic singing competition, Underwood has released a wealth of music—nine studio albums, 22 No. 1 singles and counting—but “Inside Your Heaven” helped to put her on the map.
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Underwood and her fellow American Idol finalist Bo Bice released versions of “Inside Your Heaven” after their season of the show wrapped. Underwood released her version on June 14, a week before Bice shared his. Watch her perform her first megahit during the season four finale below.
Written by Andreas Carlsson, Pelle Nylen, and Kotecha, Underwood’s cut of the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and landed at No. 52 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The song’s success made her the first country artist to debut atop the all-genre listing. Additionally, she was the only solo country artist to have a No. 1 on the Hot 100 in the 2000s.
Carrie Underwood Reflects on Her American Idol Win
Not long after taking home the big prize at the end of season four of American Idol, Carrie Underwood appeared on The View to talk about her time on the show and her plans for the future. While there, she reflected on the final days of the season.
Underwood said she didn’t think she had the season in the bag until long after she made the top 10. “I really tried to take things week-by-week and just try to get through another week,” she said. “When there were four of us I thought, ‘Okay, I’ve got a one in four shot of winning this thing,’” she added.
The “Jesus Take the Wheel” singer also predicted the future of her career. During her conversation with the hosts of The View, she stated her intention to be a country star. However, she said she may flirt with pop music at some point. “Maybe later on, it’s still country but like Shania Twain kind of stuff that can cross over to pop,” she said when asked if she would avoid making pop music.
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