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• Carly Hennessy is a singer and songwriter and was a Top 9 finalist in the seventh season of American Idol.

  Because Hennessy had a hidden career and was not an undiscovered talent, when she auditioned for American Idol, she is being likened to Joanna Pacitti, a singer on American Idol Season 8, who debuted This Crazy Life album, by Geffen Records, in 2006.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth date: September 12, 1983
  2. Birth place: Dublin, Ireland
  3. Genre: Pop rock, soul
  4. Occupations: Singer, songwriter
  5. Irish born
  6. Record Label: MCA
  7. Had role in Fools of Fortune
  8. Single: "I'm Gonna Blow Your Mind"
  9. Album: Ultimate High
  10. Married name: Carly Smithson
  11. Was on the American Idols LIVE! Tour in 2008
  12. Played in Les Miserables at the age of nine
  13. Has a tattoo of a cross on her back

• Album Failure

  Carly Smithson, who qualified during the San Diego American Idol auditions, is in fact Carly Hennessy, a singer who sold fewer than 400 CDs for a major label. She was signed to a six-record deal with MCA, who spent more than a million dollars to promote her music.

• MCA's President, Jay Boberg's Quotes

  Regarding the album Ultimate High: "It was not rejected by the public, we just never made it to the public."Matt Goyer's Blog: Pop Singer Fails... (April 11, 2005)

  "If we can't find any market in the world that validates our view that she is a talent, then we have to question whether or not we move forward."Matt Goyer's Blog: Pop Singer Fails... (April 11, 2005)

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Carly Smithson Here You Come Again | American Idol Season 7 | American Idol Top 24 | Carly Smithson | Danny Gokey

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