American Idol: Finally, Carly Smithson Voted Off

America, thank you! Thanks goodness Carly Smithson is gone! Smithson, once considered to be one of the powerhouses on American Idol 2008 has been voted off, and she deserved it.

Carly Smithson recently sang her rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar from Andrew Lloyd Weber. It was a pity to see such a wonderful song screamed and yelled, instead of being sung, by Smithson. Sung in her usual style, Carly Smithson appeared to "yell" more of the lyrics than sing them. Instead of having a haunting, questioning melody, the song came across as angry. She's made this mistake more than once, and America finally got it right.

Perhaps somewhere earlier in the competition, Smithson's voice was thought of as one of the best. Her voice is good, there's no questioning that. However, her personality is flat and she never managed to connect with the audience.

Week after week after week, Americans were subjected to her yelling and screaming, making even the most simple song sound like an angry chant.

Will Smithson find fame (and fortune?) after American Idol? Or, perhaps, she'll fall into the group of former Idols who are paid to sing at mall openings and other special events in communities across America. At least the Idols who are doing this had personality, and were genuinely well liked even if their music wasn't.

This was Smithson's second chance. She landed a recording contract as a teen. It's been reported that millions of dollars were thrown at her without success. No wonder, she just doesn't have the "it factor," the charisma that makes her connect with, and be loved by, her audience.

Carly Smithson had landed in the bottom three of American Idol before. It's about time that she was sent packing.