Carly Smithson sung Show Must Go On and her voice was so good. Judges comments (more…)

Much was made of Carly Smithson’s look on American Idol last week, with judge Simon Cowell criticizing her for not showing a fashion progression and dressing more like a star. (The comment earned him plenty of loud boos from the audience, of course.) And although he made a rare apology on elimination night, he made [...]

This is one in an ongoing series of guest blogs I'll be publishing this spring, and comes from Leigh Dyer, an editor on the Observer's regional desk: As much as I wanted to be inspired by tonight's "inspirational songs" theme on "American Idol," I couldn't help thinking about Simon's comment from last week that contestant Carly Smithson needed a new stylist because she wasn't dressing like ...

Carly Smithson sang “ Show Must Go On ” and there were some not too great spots but she really is a solid singer.  Randy said it started out good and ended good but missed the mark.  Paula said her voice was totally almost perfect but said she didn’t feel the connection.  Simon said she looked good (which is nice after he insulted her last week) and he said she oversang it to ...

Carly earns instant negative poins with me by choosing a Queen song, this one The Show Must Go On. She looks better this week but is not taking anyone's advice about sleeves. She is taking Coach Charlie's advice about capitalizing...

Recap later… Michael Johns - “Dream On” by Aerosmith Syesha Mercado - “I Believe” by Fantasia Jason Castro - “Over The Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo Kristy Lee Cook - “Anyway” by Martina McBride David Cook - “Innocent” by Our Lady Peace Carly Smithson - “The Show Must Go On” by Queen David Archuleta - “Angels” by Robbie Williams Brooke White - “You’ve Got A Friend” by ...

Carly Smithson was awesome in the song Here You Come Again . Randy believed it was one of the better performances of the night. Paula thought she was glorious and judging by her reaction, she loved Carly so much.

Yes, we keep track of American Idol and sure, we’ll phone in a vote for tattooed Irish singer and ringer and failed big money at pop star (with a double entendre tune about oral sex), Carly Hennessey, who masquerades as “Carly Smithson”-- the day that the Japanese lady tattooed on her arm starts singing along like the boil of Richard E. Grant’s neck on How To Get Ahead in Advertising! On a

Missy Schwartz and I ponder the lack of love for the Irish barmaid's awesome "Here You Come Again," and discuss the downfall of Baby Scrunchface on this week's I-I-I-I-Idolatry . Watch it for yourself, then share the love (or bring the hate) in the comments section below!  

We all witnessed the tears of Brooke White and Ramiele Malubay last night. But what did viewers at home not see during the broadcast? A few interesting notes: • Michael Johns dabbed the sweat from his brow moments after learning he was safe; he then took his spot on the couch next to fellow survivors Carly Smithson and David Archuleta. • Ramiele Malubay — before learning her fate as the ...

American Idol judge, Randy Jackson , was on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night where he talked about Idol (surprise), non-American’s on the show (like Carly Smithson and Michael Johns ), his new album, David Archuleta and his “stage dad” and Idol Gives Back .  Technorati Tags: randy jackson , video , watch , american idol , jimmy kimmel live , carly ...

American Idol will send one more young singer home tonight, though no one really knows who it will be.  Depending upon who you talk to, it could be Ramiele Malubay, Kristy Lee Cook, Carly Smithson, Syesha Mercado or even Jason...

Dolly and The Clark Brothers tonight! Safe: Michael Johns David Archuleta Carly Smithson