Seacrest says ‘American Idol’ vote not even close By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer 1 hour, 52 minutes ago LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “American Idol” finale got under way Tuesday with a startling revelation: the contest between David Archuleta and David Cook wasn’t even close.
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Davids duke it out for the "American Idol" title By Nichola Groom 2 hours, 39 minutes ago LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -
"
American Idol
" kicked off its
highly anticipated
season finale
on Wednesday as two guys named
David duked it out to take home the ultra-popular singing
competition's coveted title.
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LOS ANGELES - The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the “American Idol†title Wednesday, and it wasn’t as much of a surprise as it seemed.
While 17-year-old David Archuleta was heaped with praise by the judges the night before, the voters decided otherwise — and did they ever. Host Ryan Seacrest said before the results that 12 million votes was the difference, and it turns out they broke in the favor of the 25-year-old from Blue Springs, Mo.
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album, as 144,000 units were recorded on the Nielsen SoundScan meter. Frank Sinatra’s
Nothing but the Best
, a collection of latter-day hits released in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of his death, enters the chart at No. 2, selling 99,000.
Two more debuts follow — Jason Mraz’s
We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
at No. 3 with 73,000, and Duffy’s first album,
Rockferry
, at No. 4 with 71,000. Holdovers by Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Madonna and Toby Keith are next, with the debut of Keith Sweat’s
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The 25-year-old from a suburb of Kansas City had only one stellar performance, the opening tune of the night,
I Still Haven’t Found What I Want
, chosen for him by legendary record producer
Clive Davis
The two followups, which Cook selected, were far below the standards that had made him an overwhelming favorite to become the seventh
American Idol
Dream Big
, one of 10 tunes chosen from the show’s song-writing contest, played to Cook’s rocker’s heart but fell relatively flat on stage.
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The 25-year-old from a suburb of Kansas City had only one stellar performance, the opening tune of the night,
I Still Haven’t Found What I Want
, chosen for him by legendary record producer
Clive Davis
The two followups, which Cook selected, were far below the standards that had made him an overwhelming favorite to become the seventh
American Idol
Dream Big
, one of 10 tunes chosen from the show’s song-writing contest, played to Cook’s rocker’s heart but fell relatively flat on stage.
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Today in History - May 21 By The Associated Press 1 hour, 21 minutes ago Today is Wednesday, May 21, the 142nd day of 2008. There are 224 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the
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In the closing four minutes of the two-hour show (Fox, 8 ET/PT), the newly crowned David will sing
Time of My Life
, Hamm’s winner in the second American Idol Songwriter contest.
Yep, it’s inspirational, says the Nashville singer/songwriter, who calls
Life
“a midtempo anthem, no surprises. (Fans) can wave their arms and light their lighters, all that cool stuff. We’ve all heard those finale songs, so you know the parameters and almost by osmosis what the moment is all about.”
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Top 5 lists in TV, Film, Music, Concert Tours, Video, DVDs By The Associated Press 1 hour, 30 minutes ago TELEVISION 1. ”
American Idol
” (Wednesday), Fox.
2. “American Idol” (Tuesday), Fox.
3. ”
Dancing with the Stars
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The Battle of the Davids may be the tightest finale in American Idol history, but USA TODAY readers know whom they would pick: David Cook. The rocker was the choice of 71% of more than 12,000 readers who voted in our unscientific Web survey. How likely is it that
Idol
voting will follow that pattern? Not very: About 45% of the respondents said they have never voted for an Idol, and 73% of those who responded are ages 30 to 59 — the groups that favor Cook the most.
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