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Clarkson had made it to the final two contestants on "American Idol", and on September 4 2002, she won the competition and earned 58% of the audience vote over Justin Guarini." (The Amazing Kelly Clarkson) ". Angelfire.com. Retrieved February 12 2006. Choking back tears, Clarkson performed the ballad 'A Moment Like This', the song written for the winner of "American Idol", which would subsequently appear on her debut album "Thankful". The song's music video was filmed at Pantages Theater in Hollywood, and incorporated short scenes of Clarkson performing on "Idol". When released as a single in October 2002, it set a then record on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart when it rose from number fifty-two to number one.UltimateKC.com.
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Clarkson, who gained worldwide recognition after she was voted the first American Idol in September 2002, recently released her second multi-platinum album, "Breakaway." The album is a top 10 staple on the charts and features such #1 hits as "Breakaway," "Since U Been Gone" and her current single, "Behind These Hazel Eyes." She will launch "THE HAZEL EYES TOUR" sponsored by Schick Intuition on July 6 in Lubbock, Texas.
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Carly Smithson progressed on "American Idol" Thursday amid controversy over her professional past. Smithson, 24, has made headlines for having a pre-"Idol" career: The Irish crooner recorded a debut album, 2001's "Ultimate High," for MCA Records. It flopped - after the label spent more than $2 million trying to sell it.
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When you think about it, Jordin Sparks is the first American Idol winner to come off the show with a completed album. That's because the finalists' songs each week were made available for downloading, and fans who downloaded and saved all of her Idol tunes in effect now possess a full album's worth of her music.
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