former American Idol judge Keith Urban says that new judge Carrie Underwood is different from the current ones they have Katie Perry exited at the end of last season to focus on music so the search was on and many people put their hat in the ring yet Carrie who won season 4 in 2005 became the chosen one so what does Keith believe she brings to the table keep reading for more details Keith Urban says care Underwood different from other judges Carrie Underwood was part of the first generation of American Idol stars along with Kelly Clarkson Jordan Sparks and many more the judges were Simon Cowell Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson eventually there was an evolution and Keith Urban became a judge alongside him were Jennifer Lopez and Harry conik Junior the show moved networks and Katy Perry Luke Bryan and liel Richie came on board and now Kat is gone with Carrie coming in this makes perfect sense as she has been through the competition so she more than knows what it takes to succeed that being said Keith believes she is different than the other sitting judges more so she brings more than Luke and lional do according to American songwriter he is an Enthusiast for Carrie for many of the aforementioned reasons one in particular she has been on the show she knows what it takes and he thinks she is perfect she knows exactly what everybody on the other side of the desk is going through Lionel doesn't Luke doesn't she's going to bring something really extraordinary to that seat it appears that lamel Richie also agrees with Keith Urban on why Carrie will be a phenomenal judge now we don't have to explain anymore we know how you feel as artists we know how you feel but we've never been in that oval that says American Idol she's been there done that Jordan Sparks wanted to be a judge because she could also empathize with what the contestants were going through she won the show in season 6 and immediately threw her hat in the ring when Katy Perry shared she was leaving fans are ready when the announcement was formally made Carrie Underwood and American Idol fans were as excited as Keith Urban they immediately shared their thoughts on Instagram full circle so proud of your success and this new Journey truly the goat of idol perfect choice for a judge on idol awesome what a journey you have had talk about a full circle LOL 20 years ago El watched you song on that first episode and told my wife she's going to win glad El picked the winner LOL it will be exciting to see how she fares as a judge and what her mentality is when giving out criticism and advice hopefully she lives up to her Legacy and the hype are you excited to see Carrie as the new American Idol judge do you agree with Keith and liel as to why she will make a great judge let us know in the comments below