Carrie Underwood's career has gone from strength to strength after winning American Idol, and the country music star now has an estimated net worth of $120million

Season 23 of “American Idol” is beginning with a homecoming of sorts. Katy Perry, who has served as a judge since the series was rebooted in Season 16, stepped down after Season 22 to release music and tour.

Back when she auditioned for American Idolin 2005, Carrie Underwood arrived at her Kansas City casting event every bit the homegrown Oklahoma farm girl. She was country through and through, and had grown up in the ’90s,