Carly Smithson | |
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 Smithson in the American Idol Experience motorcade at Walt Disney World in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carly Sarah Hennessy |
| Born | 12 September 1983 Dublin, Ireland |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | |
| Member of | We Are the Fallen |
Carly Sarah Smithson (née Hennessy;[2] born 12 September 1983) is an Irish soul and pop rock singer who was the sixth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol in 2008. In 2001, Smithson had released her first studio album for MCA Records called Ultimate High. Smithson was dropped from the record label in 2002. After being introduced to former Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody in early 2009, plans for Smithson's post-Idol solo album were scrapped and instead she became the lead singer of the rock band We Are the Fallen.[3]
- ^ "Universal Republic Records Signs New Rock Band We Are the Fallen". Reuters. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Carly Smithson". TV.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "Carly Smithson to join forces with ex-Evanescence musicians to become the Fallen". Los Angeles Times. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.