Carly Rose Sonenclar

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Carly Rose Sonenclar
Born
New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, songwriter
Years active2006–present
Websitewww.carlyrosesonenclar.com

Carly Rose Sonenclar (born 1999) is an American child actress, singer and songwriter. She currently is a finalist in second season of The X Factor USA.

Early life

Sonenclar was born in New York City and resides in Mamaroneck, New York. She began singing at age two, imitating several of the performers on the early years of American Idol. She took numerous singing, dancing and acting classes, and one of her teachers put her in touch with a New York City talent agency, which signed her. She is Jewish, enjoys softball and has an older brother, Russell.[1][2]

Career

Acting career

Sonenclar began her professional career in 2006 in The Night of the Hunter at the New York Musical Theater Festival in which she played the lead role of Pearl. In that same year, she made her Broadway debut in Les Miserables as Young Cosette. In 2009, she appeared in the national tour of Little House on the Prairie the Musical, starring Melissa Gilbert, originating the principal role of Carrie. Sonenclar made her television debut as Gilda Flip, the newest Prankster and protégé of the lovably evil Francine Carruthers, the leader of the Pranksters, in season three of The Electric Company, produced by Sesame Workshop and airing on PBS.[3]

In 2011, Sonenclar originated the principal role of Chloe in the short-lived musical Wonderland on Broadway and the earlier Tampa workshop. This musical featured music by Frank Wildhorn, best known for the musical Jekyll and Hyde. In this role, she garnered good reviews,[4] including one by The New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood, who described Sonenclar as a good actress and an "almost preternaturally skilled singer",[5] and comparisons to Sutton Foster[6] She is a featured soloist on the cast CD produced by Sony Masterworks and was named the 2011 Best Young Performer by broadwayworld.com. Most recently, Sonenclar originated the lead role of Parsley in The Big Bank, a new musical which was performed at the New York Musical Theater Festival in October, 2011.[7]

Sonenclar has appeared in two feature movies, a small role in The Nanny Diaries playing "child of nanny" [8] and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, and has made numerous TV guest appearances, including ABC News, WPIX Morning News and NBC News.

Singing career

Sonenclar has sung the National Anthem for the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium and at the US Open in New York City.[9] She has performed at numerous charity benefits including one at which she was accompanied by the ex-New York Yankee great, Bernie Williams, who is a world-class Puerto Rican-born guitarist and recording artist.

2012: The X Factor

In 2012, Sonenclar auditioned for the second season of The X Factor USA with the song "Feeling Good", originally sung by Nina Simone. She was highly praised by all four judges, advancing to the next round.[10] Simon Cowell awarded her "4,833 yeses". [11] Soon after, she advanced through the first day of bootcamp, where she sang "Pumped Up Kicks". She was of the half that got through out of 120 people.[12] She was one of six contestants in the teens category to perform at judges' houses stage of the competition, for Britney Spears and her guest judge will.i.am, performing the song "Brokenhearted". Both Spears and will.i.am responded positively to her performance, referring to her as being possessed. She advanced into the Top 16, where she performed "Good Feeling". She was put through to the top 13, where she performed "It Will Rain". She advanced to the Top 12, and it was revealed that Sonenclar was the second-most voted for person in the competition, behind Tate Stevens.[13] She performed "My Heart Will Go On" during the top 12 performance episode and advanced into the Top 10, remaining the second-most voted for person, behind Stevens.

On November 21, she performed "Somewhere over the Rainbow" and the next evening it was revealed she was the #1 most voted for contestant in the competition sending her into the top 8. [14] On November 28, she performed "Rolling in the Deep" and the next evening it was revealed she was once again the #1 most voted for contestant in the competition sending her into the top 6. [15]

Performances on The X Factor

Carly Rose Sonenclar performed the following songs on The X Factor:

Show Theme Song Original artist Order Result
Audition Free choice "Feeling Good" Nina Simone N/A Through to bootcamp
Bootcamp 1 Solo performance "Runaway Baby" Bruno Mars N/A Through to bootcamp 2
Bootcamp 2 Duet performance Duet "Pumped Up Kicks" with Beatrice Miller Foster the People N/A Through to judges' houses
Judges' houses Free choice "Brokenhearted" Karmin N/A Through to live shows
Live show 1 Made in America "Something's Got a Hold on Me" / "Good Feeling" Etta James / Flo Rida 15 Saved by Britney Spears
Live show 2 Songs from movies "It Will Rain" Bruno Mars 11 Safe (2nd)
Live show 3 Divas "My Heart Will Go On" Celine Dion 9 Safe (2nd)
Live show 4 Giving Thanks "Over the Rainbow" Judy Garland 10 Safe (1st)
Live show 5 Number-ones "Rolling in the Deep" Adele 5 Safe (1st)
Live show 6 Pepsi Challenge songs "If I Were a Boy" Beyoncé
Mentor's choice

References

  1. ^ "Carly Rose Sonenclar | The Official Masterworks Broadway Site". Masterworksbroadway.com. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  2. ^ http://ryerecord.com/features/morsels-on-rye-2-24-12.html
  3. ^ Lika, Lindita (9/15/2012). "Mamaroneck Teen Carly Sonenclar Wows 'X Factor". Retrieved 9/15/2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  4. ^ Saltzman, Simon (4/17/2011). "Wonderland, A CurtainUp Review'". Retrieved 9/15/2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  5. ^ Isherwood, Charles (4/17/2011). "There's No Place Like Queens'". Retrieved 9/15/2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  6. ^ Boroff, Philip (4/17/2011). "Catchy Wonderland Has Decapitating Queen, Warbling Caterpillar'". Retrieved 9/15/2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Latest News – Parsley Infiltrates X-Factor posing as Carly Rose Sonenclar". The Big Bank. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  8. ^ Sonenclar, Carly Rose (9/15/2012). "Resume - Carly Rose Music'". Retrieved 9/15/2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Carly Rose Sonenclar - Feeling Good - The X Factor". Rickey.org. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  10. ^ Ramisetti, Kirthana (9/14/2012). "Carly Rose Sonenclar wows judges on 'X Factor'". Retrieved 9/15/2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Meet Carly Rose Sonenclar - THE X FACTOR USA". YouTube. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-09-30.[unreliable source?]
  12. ^ "'The X Factor' Recap: Boot Camp in a Nutshell". Buddytv.com. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  13. ^ "The X Factor 2012 - Top 12 Revealed - Video". Rickey.org. 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  14. ^ "The X Factor - Top 10 Results - Live Blog - 11/22/2012". Rickey.org. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  15. ^ The X Factor - Top 8 Results - Live Blog - 11/29/2012 - Rickey.org

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