July 12, 2018

July 12th – Kari_Leija

Meet Kariana L. aka Kari_Leija, this week’s Featured Care Bear! Learn more about Kariana and her Care Bear story below.

Where are you from? San Antonio, TX

What was the very first Carrie Underwood song you heard? Jesus Take the Wheel

How many years have you been a Carrie Underwood fan? Since American Idol

How many Carrie Underwood shows have you been to? Only one, which was The Storyteller Tour

What is the farthest you have travelled for a Carrie Underwood show? 8 miles to the AT&T Center

What is one thing that sets you apart from other Carrie Underwood fans? I am just one of millions of fans, but I think what sets me apart from other fans is my love for her music. I love Carrie as well, she is a wonderful, talented and beautiful human being. Her music is so relatable, and if I wouldn’t have heard her music, I don’t think I would be the singer I am today. I sing because I love it and because Carrie inspires me with her music. I do not love any artist and their music more than Carrie. She has been a role model to me a little more than half of my life. I really hope to meet her one day.

Tell us your favorite Carrie Underwood related story: When Carrie’s album Some Hearts came out, my parents bought it for me and we were at my grandparents house when my dad made a bet with me. He said I bet you can’t learn a song on that album and sing it by memory by tonight. I asked for 30 bucks for each song I learned. We shook hands on it, then I locked myself in my aunts bedroom and went through to see which song stuck out to me and I learned Jesus Take the Wheel in a few minutes. Then I heard Before He Cheats and Don’t Forget To Remember Me. I learned them both as well! And the last song on the album is Inside your Heaven and I learned that one last. I sang all four songs to my family and I ended up getting 120 dollars because I learned four rather than just one song. My dad was proud of me for setting my mind on something and doing it, the money… not so much.

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