Oldest 'Idol' can translate into success
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Despite his Jay Leno look, a soulful voice that recalled another era and a manic, rhythm-less dancing style, Taylor Hicks beat the odds (and a comely Katharine McPhee) to become this year&#039;s &quot;American Idol.&quot;
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The commercial impact of âAmerican Idolâ recalls Elvisâs teenage-idol phase, Beatlemania and the heyday of Motown.
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Fine wine isn't the only  thing that gets better with age.
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For crooner Michael Buble, success in America has been a long time coming.
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After more than two decades working his way up &#151; behind the scenes &#151; in the music industry, Simon Cowell sits center stage. Cowell's withering putdowns of the overconfident and undertalented &#151; first on Britain's "Pop Idol," then on "American Idol," which began its fourth season Jan. 18 &#151; have made him a celebrity on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Seventeen-year-old Jordin Sparks won the 2007 "American Idol" television singing contest on Wednesday, beating an older, more offbeat male rival to become the youngest ever winner of the coveted title.
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One of this year's entries for Lithuania's spot in the annual Eurovision Song Contest sported a familiar hook and memorable tune. That's not surprising, considering it was recorded by Michael Jackson more than 30 years ago.
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SHANGHAI -- Saul Marmer, a retired Cincinnati shoe retailer, peeled away from his tour group the other day to reflect on a special moment in Shanghai's long and eventful history. As summer rain bathed the city, and its residents raced about in their relentless drive to accumulate wealth, Marmer, 79, ducked into the Ohel Moishe Synagogue.
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While the success of Marni may be perplexing to some critics, it is not to young Hollywood fans, models and retailers.
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Jordin is the youngest Idol winner so far.
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Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark
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Later works hint at where a musical genius would have gone if he had grown old.
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&quot;I&#39;m blessed, you know,&quot; says Oscar De La Hoya of those matinee idol looks which have survived the baddest intentions of hundreds of envious fighters.
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Despite the return of its founder, improvement will take time.
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The scales of "American Idol" may have tipped in Ruben Studdard's favor in 2003, but there are other scales he would like to tip a bit less.
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The &quot;American Idol&quot; triumph of  17-year-old Jordin Sparks drew nearly 6 million fewer viewers  than last year&#39;s finale, in the latest sign that U.S.  television&#39;s highest-rated show may have finally hit its peak.
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Winning a spot on Madden NFL's soundtrack is a new route to an old audience, as sure a bet as any when it comes to grabbing a prized demographic.