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American Idol: The Winner is Revealed!

Last night finally brought us the thrilling and chilling season finale of American Idol Season 7!

While Idol tried really hard to make it seem like a do-or-die competition between David Cook and David Archuleta, we all knew full well going into the...
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American Idol: The David vs. David Showdown!

Really, Idol, really? I know American Idol is a big hit show and who wins is a big deal to many viewers, but the whole boxing metaphor was just massively overdone in last night's "finale."

It would've been overdone for any Idol contestants, but to ...
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American Idol 7 Syesha Mercado Performance "If I Aint Got You" by Alicia Keys

Syesha Mercado Performance "If I Aint Got You" by Alicia Keys was absolutely my favorite performance of the season. Randy chose the song "If I Aint Got You" by Alicia Keys for Syesha to perform. He thought Syesha would "love Alicia as much as he d.........
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American Idol Season 8 Audition Locations And Dates

Let the singing begin.

"AMERICAN IDOL" SEASON EIGHT AUDITIONS BEGIN THURSDAY, JULY 17, IN SAN FRANCISCO

Audition Dates Also Set For Louisville, KY; Phoenix, AZ; Salt Lake City, UT; Kansas City, MO; Jacksonville, FL; East Rutherford, NJ; and San Juan...
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American Idol Finalist Vonzell "Baby V" Solomon Gun Possession at Florida Airport

Season 4 "American Idol" finalist, Vonzell "Baby V" Solomon 24, was detained at Southwest Florida International Airport at about 2:15 PM on Tuesday afternoon, after TSA officials discovered an unloaded pistol in her luggage. Solomon claims to have.........
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American Idol Gals Film Ads

Oh, the commercialization of American Idol is never over.

Yet I do love these Idol ladies, so I'm glad to see them get to, um, cash in on that reality fame that will hopefully actually get music-related soon.

Check out photos of Syesha Mercado, Carl...
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THANKS FOR NOTHING!!!

Thank you sooooo much for telling us who the winner was in the Title before we even watched it!!! You should really rename the Final Episode but I guess it doesn't matter now!!!! Thanks again for ruining it for us!!!!
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American Idol: Did the Right David Win?

EW caught up with both of American Idol's Davids to chat about
On tonight's exciting and extremely, ridiculously drawn out 2-hour American Idol Season 7 finale, we finally got our winner!

So now, America (aka SideReel International), we ask you:

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Idol Gives back

can someone pls add idol gives back?!?!

Thanx a mill!!!
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The program seeks to discover the best young singer in the country, through a series of nationwide auditions. The outcomes of the latter stages of this competition are determined by public voting by phone. The format features three judges who critique the contestants' performances in order to facilitate the voting: record producer and bass player Randy Jackson; former pop star Paula Abdul; and music executive Simon Cowell. The show is hosted by former children's game show emcee and television personality Ryan Seacrest; comedian Brian Dunkleman cohosted with Seacrest in season one.

The show usually airs on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. In its six seasons, its six winners have been, in order of their season, Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, and Jordin Sparks. The first five American Idols are from the Southern United States of America (U.S) and the sixth, Jordin Sparks, is from the Southwest. Hicks was the oldest winner at 29, Sparks the youngest at just 17.

American Idol is televised on Fox in the United States and on Fox, on ABC 5, and on Q11 for the 7th season, in Philippines, and CTV in Canada. The Idol series was first created by Simon Fuller (manager of the Spice Girls and S Club 7) and developed by Simon Jones of FremantleMedia. The director is Bruce Gowers (director of Queen's original "Bohemian Rhapsody" video) and executive producers are Nigel Lythgoe (a judge on So You Think You Can Dance) and Ken Warwick (Gladiators and Grudge Match). With the exception of the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards, American Idol is the highest rated (viewed) program on U.S. national television.