Casey Carlson made it to the Top 36
on American Idol. She has a great voice,
but I'm sure her boot wearing helped.
She even made Simon smile!
From American Idol Wiki
After Idol, she returned to Minnesota to finish school. Soon after, she recorded covers of "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton, and "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson.
In 2009, she made her acting debut in Blake Lewis’ music video for his single “Sad Song”.
Also in 2009, Casey began hosting The CW Twin Cities Beat, a weekly show that highlights the arts and entertainment around the Twin Cities. She also launched the production of a new web series for the station, The CW Twin Cities Airwaves, that highlights the fashion and music featured on the CW’s prime time shows, like Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries.[1]
She graduated from The University of Minnesota in 2010, majoring in Mass Communications and minoring in Psychology.
In the fall of 2010 she recorded a studio album titled “XOXO”, under the name Stella Project in which the hit song “Aeroplane” is featured on. “Aeroplane” has been featured in Gossip Girl, Bad Girls Club and various other TV shows.
In 2011, she moved to Los Angeles to further pursue her music career.
Carlson toured with British musician Vincent Turner also known as Frankmusik in 2011, and later became engaged to him on July 19, 2011.
On February 23, 2012, she released her first music video called "Inkblot Game", which she co-wrote.
On April 30, 2012, she released her first EP with three original songs calledPleiades, under the name Quigley with KillPop Records.
She currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her Fiance, working on new music.