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Source: nytimes.com
David Cook, a sometimes sullen 25-year-old rocker from Blue Springs, Mo., was named the winner of "american idol" on Wednesday, receiving 56 percent of the 97.5 million votes cast after Tuesday's performances, easily defeating David Archuleta, a 17-year-old balladeer from Murray, Utah.
It was in many ways a surprise victory. During Tuesday's competition, all three of the program's judges seemed to endorse Mr. Archuleta as the winner. To many in the 7,000-seat Nokia Theater here, Mr. Archuleta's final performances were more electric. Simon Cowell, the sometimes petulant judge who rarely is at a loss for words, seemed to speak for the other judges at the end of Tuesday's show when he said Mr...." nytimes.com
WHEELSOF
why was it such surprise? like the last comment said he was the best singer in the contest apart from carly and the rock chick nurse my question is this if he can win why the hell couldnt chris daughtry have won
WHEELSOFSTEEL said "why was it such surprise? like the last comment said he was the best sing..."
Well both Davids were good, but David cook was better, he could sing anything. What I thought Chris Daughtry should of won it that year, hes awesome too! Carly is the shit too, but I have to disagree about the nurse her voice annoyed the hell out of me after awhile lol
cancunma
oh dont get me started on chris daughtry...i've banned and ignored american idol when that happened to chris. but at least he's doing really well for himself!
Cook ROCKED plus David A is just to wimpy I swear every time after he sang the judges praised him and he did that floundering guppy mouth I just wanted to vomit
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yay for him...