On ?Idol,? the South Rises Again … and Again
WHEN Rachael Zevitas, an 18-year-old New Yorker, received her golden ticket to Hollywood during the recent auditions for “American Idol,” she promised to end five years of regional domination. “The South has had a lock down on the ‘American Idol’; this year it’s New York,” she boasted to the camera.
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Contestants from below
the Mason-Dixon line
have done exceptionally
well on “American Idol.”
Clay Aiken of North
Carolina, top, was a
runner-up; Kelly
Clarkson of Texas and
Ruben Studdard of
Alabama were winners.
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