The new idol is……29 year old Taylor Hicks. “Hicks was named the new “American Idol” Wednesday in a pop star-filled finale that included Prince and Mary J. Blige.”

“I’m living the American dream,” he added as he closed out the show with a performance of “Do I Make You Proud.”

“More than 63 million votes were cast, “more than any president in the history of our country has received,” Seacrest said.” Read the full article here.
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