Country singer Carrie Underwood took on a new role when she replaced Katy Perry as judge for the 23rd season of American Idol. It was the perfect fit as Carrie has plenty of experience with reality TV singing competition series — she won it once before.

As “American Idol” prepared to name the contestant who would round out this season’s top 24, Carrie Underwood got emotional. But the “Idol” judge’s emotions had more to do with the performance she had just heard than it did the pressure of the situation.

Superstar country singer Carrie Underwood is back on American Idol as a judge — 20 years after she won season four of the show back in 2005. As they gear up for the live shows to begin on the long-running singer competition,