<P> The fourth season of American Idol premiered on January 18 , 2005 and continued until May 25 , 2005 . It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest . Randy Jackson , Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell also returned to judge . Carrie Underwood won the season with approximately 500 million votes cast in the season and 37 million for the finale . Underwood has since gone on to become a seven - time Grammy - winning country megastar . </P>
<P> The fourth season of American Idol premiered on January 18 , 2005 and continued until May 25 , 2005 . It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest . Randy Jackson , Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell also returned to judge . Carrie Underwood won the season with approximately 500 million votes cast in the season and 37 million for the finale . Underwood has since gone on to become a seven - time Grammy - winning country megastar . </P>
who won carrie underwood season of american idol
who won carrie underwood season of american idol
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood