The country singer looks back at her song choice and the judges' reactions from her 2004 audition in St. Louis, Missouri.

Carrie Underwood has come full circle in 20 years. Her big break came when she earned an "American Idol" crown in 2005. On ...

Gearing up to make her 'American Idol' judging debut, Carrie Underwood reflected on her own audition from 20 years ago.

Underwood has sung for presidents, won multiple Grammys, and is one of the best-selling artists of all time, but before the ...

It was the summer of 2004, and Carrie had trekked to St. Louis, Missouri, from her hometown, Checotah, Oklahoma, with her mom ...

Underwood had good reason to avoid the biggest country songs of the day, though. In an American Idol video looking back at her audition 20 years later, the singer explains that she thought a ...

BEFORE CARRIE ... CONTRACT SO UNDERWOOD COULD GO TO HOLLYWOOD. "She was talented enough that she attracted a lot of people. And of course, Bob Williamson's name wasn't his biggest Simon Cowell.

American Idol judges were wowed by Breanna Nix’s audition. The 25-year-old Denton, Texas native brought her husband Austin, who accompanied her on piano, and their toddler son Emerson, who immediately ...

Carrie Underwood is making her return to American Idol. After winning season 4 in 2005, she's joining Luke Bryan and Lionel ...

American Idol judges reveal which songs they’re tired of hearing, from “It’s a Man’s World” to “Watermelon Sugar,” urging ...