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Carly Smithson - Quick Facts / Bio
Age: 24
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Favorite Quote:"We are the makers of music and we are the dreamers of dreams." - Willy Wonka
Audition City: San Diego Musical Influences: Heart, Celine, Skynyrd, Ray Charles, Whitney, Rolling Stones, U2, Janis, Johnny Cash, Annie Lennox.
Carly Smithson
Carly was born September 26, 1983, She's originally from Ireland, and is a semifinalist on the seventh season of American Idol.
Smithson released an album for MCA Records called Ultimate High in 2001 as Carly Hennessy, before taking her husband's last name. The album failed to find an audience despite good reviews and MCA Records spending over $2 million on the production and promotion of the album. Its commercial failure was documented in an article in The Wall Street Journal. Despite low record sales, she later won a Meteor Award in 2003 for Best Irish Female Singer.
Some of Carly's music was written by Danielle Brisebois, who has also written for Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson. One of the songs by Brisebois – "Just Missed The Train", originally recorded by Norwegian artist Trine Rein – was featured on both Smithson's album and Clarkson's 2003 album Thankful.
Before season seven, she auditioned in Las Vegas during the show's fifth season; she made it to Hollywood but was disqualified because her visa expired.
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