CARRIE Underwood has switched careers from legendary singer to the newest American Idol judge.
The Idol winner-turned-judge had relationships with Chace Crawford and Tony Romo but she ultimately walked down the aisle with Mike Fisher.
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Who Is Carrie Underwood’s husband Mike Fisher?
Born on June 5, 1980, Mike Fisher is a Canadian retired hockey player from Peterborough, Ontario.
In October 1999, Fisher made his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators.
He played for the Senators until he was traded to the Nashville Predators.
On February 10, 2011, Fisher was named the captain of the latter team.
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One of the reasons he agreed to the trade was so he could be close to his wife Carrie Underwood.
The Sens alum shared with the Player’s Tribune: “I could have been going to 28 other cities but I was actually going to Nashville, where I could finally be with my wife full-time.
“I knew I was incredibly blessed to be going to Nashville.
“Carrie and I had gotten married the previous July and because she’s a country music singer, she has to be doing her thing in Nashville for most of the year.
“So we had been going back and forth between Ottawa and Nashville. As a newlywed couple, it wasn’t easy.”
The hockey star explained: “When I was packing up my stuff to go to the airport, I got a call from Eugene Melnyk, the owner of the Senators.
“He thanked me for my time in Ottawa, and then he said something I will never, never forget. He said, ‘You know Fish, I just wanted you to be with your wife.’
“Oh my goodness. Talk about some life-changing words. They could have traded me anywhere, but they were genuinely looking out for me and my family.”
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When did Carrie and Mike get married?
On July 10, 2010, Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher tied the knot after almost two years of dating.
More than 250 people were in attendance at their wedding ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge in Greensboro, Georgia.
Carrie’s engagement ring from Mike features a yellow diamond and was valued at $150K.
On December 20, 2009, the American Idol alum and the former hockey captain announced their engagement.
In February 2015, the couple welcomed their first child; a son named Isaiah.
In January 2019, the singer and the pro athlete expanded their family further with the birth of their second son Jacob.
How did Carrie meet Mike?
On March 21, 2008, Carrie and Mike met for the first time when the latter went backstage for a meet and greet after the country icon’s Ottawa concert.
The GRAMMY Award winner told PEOPLE: “I feel like he is the person I was meant to be with.
“I had dated guys and kind of knew, like, ‘No.’ Nothing was ever really wrong but nothing was really right either.
“With him, it was like a good partnership. It was an easy relationship to be in.”
Carrie’s American Idol debut
The star has been chosen to replace Katy Perry as a judge on American Idol.
It was announced that Carrie, 41, is set to sit alongside Luke Bryan, 47, and Lionel Richie, 74, for the show’s 23rd season (Season 8 with ABC), as reported by Deadline.
The show originally aired on FOX, but ended its run in 2016.
The Before He Cheats hitmaker is no stranger to American Idol as she was crowned the winner of Season 4.
According to an earlier report by TMZ, sources claimed that Carrie and her team were in the middle of finalizing a deal with ABC.
When she was 21 years old, Carrie sang I Can’t Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt in front of the OG judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul.
The country music icon made it to the very end where it was between her and Bo Bice.
After several moments of dramatic silence, host Ryan Seacrest announced that Carrie was the next American Idol.
Since then, she has had a very successful career including releasing eight studio albums and one Christmas album.
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