Singer Carrie Underwood has been named the highest earning 'American Idol' contestant by Forbes magazine. Since winning the season 4 American Idol, Underwood has released two full albums and become a Broadway star as her albums becoming hot seller of the year and earned enough to start her own clothing line. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2011/jul/carries.jpg" border="5" /> The 28-year-old singer earned over 20 million dollars in the last year alone, which is equal to 5 most successful Idol alumni combined. "American Idol kick-started me in my career.It gave me an amazing fan base money can''''t buy. Some industry insiders have speculated that Idol makes as much as 1 billion dollars per year," Contactmusic quoted Underwood as telling Forbes. The list of highest-paid 'American Idol' contestants is: 1. Carrie Underwood- 20 million dollars 2. Chris Daughtry- 6 million dollars 3. Adam Lambert- 6 million dollars 4. Fantasia Barrino- 4 million dollars 5. Jordin Sparks- 3 million dollars.

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Singer Carrie Underwood has been named the highest earning 'American Idol' contestant by Forbes magazine

Carrie Underwood richest among all American Idols

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