Carmen Rasmusen
| Carmen Rasmusen Herbert | |
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American Idol 2 Concert Tour, 2003: (from left to right) Julia DeMato, Kimberly Caldwell and Carmen Rasmusen.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carmen Rasmusen |
| Born |
March 25, 1985 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress |
| Labels | R3, Lofton Creek |
| Website | www |
Carmen Rasmusen Herbert (born March 25, 1985) is a Canadian-American country music artist who ranked sixth on the second season of American Idol in 2003. Rasmusen also plays piano and guitar.
Rasmusen was born on March 25, 1985 in Edmonton and is of Norwegian heritage. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The second of four children, Rasmusen has been performing in public since the age of five: singing, dancing (including cheerleading, tap, ballet and hip-hop dance), and playing the piano.
She graduated from Woods Cross High School in Northern Utah in 2003, and is an alumna of Brigham Young University.
Rasmusen auditioned initially in Los Angeles and was put through to Hollywood. She was originally eliminated by the judges during the Top 100 stage. In a surprise move, Rasmusen and three other young female singers were brought back to compete in the Wild Card show. No clear reason was made public, but speculation at the time centered on the show's producers wanting to provide a greater demographic diversity in the Final 12.
Rasmusen performed "Can't Fight the Moonlight" by LeAnn Rimes for her Wild Card performance. Although the judges, including Simon Cowell, opined that it was not a good enough performance to advance, the next night Cowell chose her as his "judge's choice" to move into the Top 12. Carmen survived for seven weeks in the finals, earning generally mixed reviews from the judges throughout her stay. Her performances of "You Can't Hurry Love" and "Turn the Beat Around" received relatively high marks from both judges and viewers, while her rendition of Blondie's "Call Me" during Billboard Number One Hits Night drew brickbats. Judge Randy Jackson was often one of her harshest critics.
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