<![CDATA["American Idol" Introduces The World To Carly Not-Hennessy, Other Hopefuls - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA["American Idol" Introduces The World To Carly Not-Hennessy, Other Hopefuls - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:44:39 EST Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:44:39 EST http://idolator.com/347923/american-idol-introduces-the-world-to-carly-not+hennessy-other-hopefuls <![CDATA["American Idol" Introduces The World To Carly Not-Hennessy, Other Hopefuls]]> http://idolator.com/347923/american-idol-introduces-the-world-to-carly-not+hennessy-other-hopefuls#c3850537 They seem to have so many retreads & failures I'm half expecting Jewel to audition.

Jupiter8

]]> 33:347923:c3850537 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:44:39 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Introduces The World To Carly Not-Hennessy, Other Hopefuls]]> http://idolator.com/347923/american-idol-introduces-the-world-to-carly-not+hennessy-other-hopefuls#c3849665 I think it's a current contract that makes you ineligible.

Kelly Clarkson actually covered one of Carly's songs on her debut album.

Laurrel

]]> 33:347923:c3849665 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:11:09 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Introduces The World To Carly Not-Hennessy, Other Hopefuls]]> http://idolator.com/347923/american-idol-introduces-the-world-to-carly-not+hennessy-other-hopefuls#c3843762 re: "blah-yet-filigree-filled" performances -- my husband and i have started referring to "melisma" as "miasma".

doctaj

]]> 33:347923:c3843762 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:10:06 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Introduces The World To Carly Not-Hennessy, Other Hopefuls]]> http://idolator.com/347923/american-idol-introduces-the-world-to-carly-not+hennessy-other-hopefuls#c3842605 I didn't think Carly was all that special...and I was always under the impression that if you had been signed to a recording contract, you were no longer eligible for the show. Did that change, or was the language in the rules ambiguous enough to let the producers let certain people slip though?

Mary

]]> 33:347923:c3842605 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:20:44 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Introduces The World To Carly Not-Hennessy, Other Hopefuls]]> http://idolator.com/347923/american-idol-introduces-the-world-to-carly-not+hennessy-other-hopefuls#c3840548 White people belting soul classics? I must investigate this trend, I'm sure it's just a phase.

loudersoft

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