Carmen Rasmusen (born March 25, 1985 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian-Am… Read Full Bio ↴Carmen Rasmusen (born March 25, 1985 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian-American singer and was a singing hopeful who ranked sixth on the second season of American Idol in 2003.
Rasmusen was praised by her fans as having a wholesome, girlish appeal and for refusing to wear outfits she and her mother deemed "immodest" on stage. Her critics, however, were more vocal. In her performances, Rasmusen often had trouble controlling her natural vibrato. Judge Randy Jackson was often one of her harshest detractors.
Her fans, however, enjoyed her unique voice, including the vibrato. The general consensus was that her first four performances on the finals, including "You Can't Hurry Love," "Hopelessly Devoted to You," "Wild Angels," and "Turn the Beat Around" were quite good, while the remaining three, "Call Me," "And So It Goes," and "Love Will Lead You Back" were subpar.
As the only contestant in the second season under the age of eighteen, she had to spend three hours a day with an on-set tutor. Her mother had to accompany her with the other contestants to the special American Idol house, where they all lived during the competition. Carmen was brought back for the wildcard round (along with three other singers) without having competed in the previous rounds of 8. Judge Simon Cowell made her his surprise wildcard pick.
A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Rasmusen attended Brigham Young University for one year. She now spends much time in Nashville trying to establish a career in country music. She has been one of the most outspoken defenders of the show among the second season finalists in the wake of the scandal involving Corey Clark's allegations regarding Paula Abdul.
After her elimination she went on to appear in numerous shows promoting American Idol and she appeared on the last episode of the second season singing some songs with the another finalists. Rasmusen also appeared on the American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs singing "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes.
Rasmusen made her acting debut in 2003 in the feature film Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy as Charlotte Lucas.[1] In 2004, Carmen released an EP by R3 Records, Carmen.
On December 15 2005, Carmen married Bradley Herbert, the son of Utah Lt. Governor, Gary R. Herbert in Bountiful, Utah. Their marriage was announced on FOX 13 News in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rasmusen also appeared in a three episode series of NBC's Fear Factor, aired on June 13, 2006 to 27th, 2006 respectively. In the first episode, she was teamed with Anthony Fedorov, and won the first challenge involving a demolition derby, ultimately winning a trip to Africa. She finished in second place.
In June of 2006, Carmen played a news reporter in commercials for Maverik, a convenience store in the western USA.
In February, 2007, it was announced that Carmen signed with Lofton Creek Records.
Rasmusen is signed with Lofton Creek Records. Her debut album, Nothin' Like the Summer was released on August 28, 2007, and the first single, "Nothin' Like the Summer", debuted on April 24, 2007. The song was written by Rasmusen, Victoria Shaw and Jason Deere who also produced the song and her album.
Rasmusen is not only out doing the radio tour set up by Mike Borchetta of Lofton Creek Records, she also started a new program called “Hitching a Ride” where fans can hitch a ride and hang on the bus for a while. This is being done through the local radio stations.
Rasmusen also stopped at 30 radio stations and 10 Television shows including Fox, MSNBC, and Geraldo on Fox News Channel. She has done two live performances one which she opened for Tracy Byrd and Jason Michael Carroll.
On July 10, 2007, Rasmusen went to Today to talk about her career and her future plans.
"Nothin' Like the Summer" sold 2,500 copies to date.
Rasmusen was praised by her fans as having a wholesome, girlish appeal and for refusing to wear outfits she and her mother deemed "immodest" on stage. Her critics, however, were more vocal. In her performances, Rasmusen often had trouble controlling her natural vibrato. Judge Randy Jackson was often one of her harshest detractors.
Her fans, however, enjoyed her unique voice, including the vibrato. The general consensus was that her first four performances on the finals, including "You Can't Hurry Love," "Hopelessly Devoted to You," "Wild Angels," and "Turn the Beat Around" were quite good, while the remaining three, "Call Me," "And So It Goes," and "Love Will Lead You Back" were subpar.
As the only contestant in the second season under the age of eighteen, she had to spend three hours a day with an on-set tutor. Her mother had to accompany her with the other contestants to the special American Idol house, where they all lived during the competition. Carmen was brought back for the wildcard round (along with three other singers) without having competed in the previous rounds of 8. Judge Simon Cowell made her his surprise wildcard pick.
A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Rasmusen attended Brigham Young University for one year. She now spends much time in Nashville trying to establish a career in country music. She has been one of the most outspoken defenders of the show among the second season finalists in the wake of the scandal involving Corey Clark's allegations regarding Paula Abdul.
After her elimination she went on to appear in numerous shows promoting American Idol and she appeared on the last episode of the second season singing some songs with the another finalists. Rasmusen also appeared on the American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs singing "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes.
Rasmusen made her acting debut in 2003 in the feature film Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy as Charlotte Lucas.[1] In 2004, Carmen released an EP by R3 Records, Carmen.
On December 15 2005, Carmen married Bradley Herbert, the son of Utah Lt. Governor, Gary R. Herbert in Bountiful, Utah. Their marriage was announced on FOX 13 News in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rasmusen also appeared in a three episode series of NBC's Fear Factor, aired on June 13, 2006 to 27th, 2006 respectively. In the first episode, she was teamed with Anthony Fedorov, and won the first challenge involving a demolition derby, ultimately winning a trip to Africa. She finished in second place.
In June of 2006, Carmen played a news reporter in commercials for Maverik, a convenience store in the western USA.
In February, 2007, it was announced that Carmen signed with Lofton Creek Records.
Rasmusen is signed with Lofton Creek Records. Her debut album, Nothin' Like the Summer was released on August 28, 2007, and the first single, "Nothin' Like the Summer", debuted on April 24, 2007. The song was written by Rasmusen, Victoria Shaw and Jason Deere who also produced the song and her album.
Rasmusen is not only out doing the radio tour set up by Mike Borchetta of Lofton Creek Records, she also started a new program called “Hitching a Ride” where fans can hitch a ride and hang on the bus for a while. This is being done through the local radio stations.
Rasmusen also stopped at 30 radio stations and 10 Television shows including Fox, MSNBC, and Geraldo on Fox News Channel. She has done two live performances one which she opened for Tracy Byrd and Jason Michael Carroll.
On July 10, 2007, Rasmusen went to Today to talk about her career and her future plans.
"Nothin' Like the Summer" sold 2,500 copies to date.
Turn The Beat Around
Carmen Rasmusen Lyrics
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Countdown Turn the beat around Love to hear percussion Turn it upside …
D.J. Disco Dance Every time I move I lose...when I look I'm in And…
Disco/funk Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down Turn…
Estefan (Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down) Turn…
Fandom Turn the beat around Love to hear percussion Turn it upside …
Gloria Estefan (Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down) Turn…
Haley Scarnato Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down Turn…
Karaoke - Gloria Estefan (Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down) Turn…
Kubik Whoaoa yeah I gotta new life, You would hardly recognize me,…
Lil Suzy Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down Turn…
M.t.b. High as fuck I Can’t see Strapped up in vip Showed tha bitch…
richard kah & sylvain diems feat. l. dalloways Nobody's ever gonna tell you Nobody in the world could…
Robinson Vicki Sue Turn the beat around Love to hear the percussion Turn it ups…
Singer-Saints Turn the beat around Love to hear percussion Turn it upside …
Toxic Audio Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down Turn…
Vicki Sue Robinson Turn the beat around Love to hear the percussion Turn it ups…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Carmen Rasmusen:
Be With You Someone to (all my life) Gonna be with you (hear me…
Crazy In Love When I talk you like to listen I really love your…
Gather Me Up Gather me up like a handful of flowers Wipe my tears…
Happy Baby, just look at what you've done to me, baby I'm…
How Do I Live How do I get through one night without you? If I…
I've Just Seen A Face I've just seen a face I can't forget the time or…
Keep Me Forever Falling It's every little girl's dream to be swept off her…
Love Will Wait He had one hand on the wheel Of his two door…
Nothin A firefly glowing on my left hand Used to pretend it…
Nothin Like The Summer A firefly glowing on my left hand Used to pretend it…
Nothin' Like Summer A firefly glowing on my left hand Used to pretend it…
Nothin' Like The Summer A firefly glowing on my left hand Used to pretend it…
Photograph Smile here we go A picture and a flash These years went…
Shine Who cares for the life we earned? Someone sold all…
Silly Me First time in a week that I actually got myself…
Spend that money One cold tall drink The boy thinks he's caught me on…
Stranded Jason Deere / Kristyn Osborn 1st Verse Confusing Well, …
The One After 9:09 My baby says he's trav'ling on the one after 909 I…
Your Love Thought about you in the middle of my crazy day Had…
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Ed Lo
I think this was her best performance! She definitely had less pitch problems and less of that fast vibrato of hers than other of her songs and she's having fun!! She really nailed that fast part from 1:16 - 1:30!!! :P
davidn11
man i get goosebumbs hearing this song, makes me remember back in 20o3 its sooo good I hope she makes this type of music in her new album
Tim McCall
I LOVED THIS PERFORMANCE
justess martin
Carmen had an integrity about her that was second to none!! Lovely girl and great performance!
Taylor Robinson
i love her<3 best rendition of this song on AI out of them all, in my opinion :)
Karliang
The whole show was very karaoke. That said, she was one of the best that night. Completely in tune and she kept her vibrato to a minimum.
gameshowfreak2007
Ryan @ 3:38: "I got an extension once" what an ass! as far as carmen's performance, Neutral for me, it wasn't the best version I've heard but certainly not the worst.
twiddle7125
her ornamentation left something to be desired
Veronica Randazzo
I remember liking her a lot back then
tipofmytongue1024
I miss when the show was about the contestants and not about the judges.