Carly Smithson took the stage fifth tonight. She chose “Superstar” from Jesus Christ Superstar for her performance tonight.

Webber felt that Carly should sing “Jesus Christ Superstar” so she chose to sing that instead of her original song choice from The Phantom of the Opera.

At the end of her performance Paula gave her a standing ovation.
Randy didn’t know if it was her best performance but it was good.
Paula loved that it was so unexpected and she loved what she did during the chorus.
Simon felt it was a bit shouty in the middle but was one of his favorite performances of the night.

When Ryan announced her numbers Carly held up a blue shirt with the words “Simon Likes Me (This Week)” emblazoned on it.

Tonight Carly Smithson performed second. She chose the song “Without You” from the Mariah Carey double-sided single, Never Forget You.

Mariah felt she did a great job.

Randy liked that she challenged herself with the big vocals but he thought she needed to trust herself more. It was pretty good. Paula liked that she showed some vocal restraints then soared. Simon really wanted to hear Carly sing the song before tonight but he didn’t feel she pulled it off.

Carly Smithson was the sixth performer of the night. She chose the Queen song, “The Show Must Go On” which appeared on the album, Innuendo, released on February 4, 1991.

Randy thought it started out good but the middle was a bit pitchy. He thought it was disconnected and didn’t quite hit the mark. Paula agreed a little bit with Randy. She didn’t feel engaged with Carly. Simon used a trademark Paula comment, “You looked good.” He felt it was an unusual choice of song and that she over sang it. He felt it seemed like a bit of an angry performance.

Number five, Carly Smithson, takes the stage to sing the Dolly song, “Here You Come Again” off of the album, Here You Come Again.

Randy wants us to check it out, as usual. He said that her performance would be one of the best of the known. Paula gushed over the performance. Guess she liked it. Paula and Randy disputed over last week’s performance. Simon didn’t feel it was the best performance AND he didn’t like her outfit. He didn’t think she was dressed like a star. Carly seemed a bit surprised.

Following up Michael Johns performance Carly Smithson took the stage to sing the 1983 Bonnie Tyler song, “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Randy said it was a very interesting song choice. He didn’t like the note at the end. He didn’t feel it was the right song for her. It was just okay. Paula didn’t know how he could say that. They bicker a bit and then Paula said what she admires about her is that she can take any song that Paula doesn’t like and make her go buy it. She loved what she did at the end. It showed her that Carly is willing to get out there. Again Paula and Randy bicker a bit. Simon said something didn’t quite work. He said she was tense and uptight that during the performance that he didn’t enjoy it as much as he thought he would. He did feel she sang parts of the song well though. He agreed with Randy again that something didn’t quite work. He felt she needed to lighten up a little bit.