Carly Smithson Should Land in Final 2 on American Idol

Tonight the Irish American Idol songstress proved once again why she belongs in this competition. 24-year-old Carly Smithson has got Irish charm and an edge about her while at the same time she can be open and soft and vulnerable. Those are a group of qualities that help her reach any audience. She is honest and herself with every performance. Her hard work really shows every time.

Singing a most difficult song, "Show Must Go On", she hit almost every note, for which she wasn't praised enough, and emitted some strong dark honesty. However, the song was too dark for the topic that was at hand tonight. The song did show off her amazing vocal talent and she really believed what she was singing.

The judges were rough on her ... too rough to be honest. But, as always, Carly respectfully and politely listened to everything they had to say. This amazing talent of a woman belongs in the top all the way through to the final show. Hopefully next week she will shine again with a new selection of song. I believe she is a front-runner and will go up against David Cook in the final show. But, that's just my humble prediction.