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--From Metroactive: Last season's American Idol auditions yielded the usual crop of Mariah Carey overemoters. So it was with giddy surprise that William Hung appeared on the tube and immediately crossed over into the public consciousness. With his bad voice, buck-toothed grin and awkward dance moves, Hung slaughtered Ricky Martin's "She Bangs."
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Douglasville teen Alexandrea Lushington was the Queen of Poise Thursday when she was ousted in the semifinals of “American Idol.” Oddly, her friend and fellow contestant “Idol” David Archuleta was the one falling apart, tears flowing. Lushington ended up consoling him with a hug.
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Since a text-messaging component was first introduced on "American Idol" Season 2 by AT&T, there has been a steady increase in overall "American Idol"- related text messages sent each season. In anticipation of another stellar messaging season, AT&T's wireless network has worked to triple its network capacity by building a dedicated high-volume messaging complex.
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Kelly Clarkson is the most talented artist to be crowned "American Idol," according to a Billboard.com poll. The winner of the inaugural Fox television talent competition was favored by a wide margin, taking 71% of 11,529 votes.
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