Carly Smithson (born September 12, 1983 as Carly Hennessy) is an Irish rock/soul singer-songwriter from San Diego, California who was the sixth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2001 Smithson released her first studio album for MCA Records called Ultimate High. Smithson was dropped from the record label in 2002. She is now the lead singer of the new rock group We Are the Fallen.
Carly (Hennessy) Smithson was born on Septem...
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Carly Smithson (born September 12, 1983 as Carly Hennessy) is an Irish rock/soul singer-songwriter from San Diego, California who was the sixth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2001 Smithson released her first studio album for MCA Records called Ultimate High. Smithson was dropped from the record label in 2002. She is now the lead singer of the new rock group We Are the Fallen.
Carly (Hennessy) Smithson was born on September 12, 1983 in Dublin, Ireland to parents Marie Murray and Luke Hennessy. After living 6 months in Dublin, Smithson and her parents moved to Johannesburg, South Africa. She lived there till they moved back to Dublin when she was 4 years old. She started singing at the age of around 4 and also has some experience with acting. She was featured in advertisements for Denny's Sausage for three years, starting at the age of five. In 1990 she played Young Marianne in Fools of Fortune. 2 years later in 1992 she joined the cast of Les Misérables and...
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