[PJ]

Yeah, she's good at what she's does. But there's a time and a place for it. You can't go belting out every song like it's a power vocal.
Voices like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood have complete control. Carly's not quite there, but then - she's friggin 13. And like you said, most of the cute young kids who audition never make it into the top 10 or so.
Carly's done musicals and movies, so that's probably why the crazy schedule and pressure doesn't seem to really faze her.