Carly Rose Sonenclar

The X Factor Season 2 has been an emotionally exhausting ride of watching our favorites succeed, falter, triumph, and falter again. In the Season 2 finale, audiences anointed three very different final acts: a 13-year-old stereotypical balladeer (with a shockingly powerful voice), a 37-year-old country singer, and a pop group modeled to be the female equivalent to One Direction.
 
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Carly Rose Sonenclar, Tate Stevens, and Fifth Harmony have been fighting tooth and nail to win The X Factor Season 2, so it was lovely to see them sing just a little more. Who's going to win? We'll know when the night is over. For now, we're just happy to have them sing us some Christmas tunes as we wait for the results. Enjoy!

UPDATE: Carly Rose made it into the Top 3.

Age: 13
Hometown: Westchester, NY
Audition Song: "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone

From Carly's audition — when she sang Nina Simone's classic song — we had no doubt she's going to go far. Apparently, Demi Lovato (and American voters) haven't ever doubted it, either. After her audition, Demi told Carly, "I see you winning this competition easily."

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