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A former American Idol contestant has won a Grammy award for five straight years.

Will Idol have a chance to extend the streak to six years?

We’ll find out Wednesday night, when CBS hosts a special live Grammy nominations concert.

Performers for the show will include country star Miranda Lambert, pop princess Katy Perry, pop idol Justin Bieber (again?), rapper B.o.B. and others.

LL Cool J will be the host for the evening’s events.

Now, back to the Idol streak.

Carrie Underwood is largely responsible for it, winning the Grammy for Best Female Vocal Performance three years in a row before losing that honor to Taylor Swift back in January.

Oh, well, Carrie still won the Grammy for Best Country Collaboration, for her “I Told You So” duet with Randy Travis.

And, if the Idol streak is to continue, the show’s best bet is probably Carrie, who’s coming off a hit album that produced three number one singles in the past year.

The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will be televised at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, on CBS.

PAST IDOL WINNERS

2006

Kelly Clarkson, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Since U Been Gone.”

Kelly Clarkson, Best Pop Vocal Album, for “Breakaway,” produced by Clive Davis.

2007

Carrie Underwood, Best New Artist

Carrie Underwood, Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “Jesus Take the Wheel.”

2008

Carrie Underwood, Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for “Before He Cheats.”

2009

Jennifer Hudson, Best R&B Album, for her self-titled debut

Carrie Underwood, Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for “Last Name.”

2010

Carrie Underwood, Best Country Collaboration, with Randy Travis for “I Told You So.”