Idol Winner Goes Solo
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Taylor Hicks, below, the 2006 winner of âAmerican Idol,â has followed Ruben Studdard, the 2003 winner, out the door of J Records, The Associated Press reported. âTaylor is going to record on his own for the next album,â said Liz Morentin, a public relations representative for J, a label within Sony-BMG. Mr. Studdard left his contract with the label late last year but remains under contract with 19 Entertainment, a company managed by Simon Fuller, creator of âIdol.â Mr. Studdardâs last album, âThe Return,â sold only 236,000 copies. Mr. Hicksâs self-titled album, released in December 2006, reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart and sold 699,000 copies, failing to reach the million mark achieved by the debuts of previous âIdolâ winners, Nielsen SounScan reported.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - This was one World Cup victory Slovenia&#39;s Tina Maze could have all by herself. The Slovenia skier upset all of the favourites, winning the World Cup giant slalom in St.
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At least 29.5 million &quot;American  Idol&quot; fans watched the finale of the hit talent show as  17-year-old Jordin Sparks was crowned the youngest winner yet  in the program&#39;s history, preliminary numbers showed on  Thursday.
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Days before the last show in the "American Idol Live" tour, Fantasia Barrino, winner of the third season of the popular U.S. TV singing competition, insisted Sunday that she will not be forgotten.
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The queen of the all-female alliance on CBS' "Survivor: Vanuatu &#151; Islands of Fire" has been dethroned. Last week, part of the all-female alliance mutinied after Twila Tanner initiated a voting bloc with the game's lone male, Chris Daugherty. On Thursday's episode, the leader of the female alliance, Ami Cusack, was voted off the show after receiving four votes.
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Sanjaya Malakar, 17, is the first Indian-American finalist on American Idol.
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Next October, Chase Austin will finally be old enough to drive to the grocery store by himself. By then, though, he&#39;ll also have a full season of stock car racing under his belt.
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Taylor Hicks has taken step two on his &quot;American Idol&quot;-fueled career, signing the record contract that comes with winning the hit show.
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A mature and modest George Michael took the stage this weekend in his first solo concert in 15 years, singing his greatest hits to 18,000 fans packed into Barcelona's Palau Sant Jordi arena.
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This year's and last year's winners of a television talent show topped the singles charts Sunday, ensuring they reigned supreme heading into the New Year.
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Taylor Hicks, "Taylor Hicks" (Arista): Why did Taylor Hicks win "American Idol"? Well, it wasn't just his soulful voice or Clooney-esque silver hair. It was his unbridled, passionate delivery and goofy charm (plus those dance moves, of course).
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The likely winner of Sahara One's reality music show talks about himself and his experiences.
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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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So apparently quitting American Idol can be right up there   with winning. Sometimes.
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And now Andre is all alone. Andre Agassi can still fend for himself pretty well on a tennis court, but that old tribe of his has busted up.
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FALMOUTH, England  - Britain's Ellen MacArthur  headed home to a hero's welcome Tuesday after breaking the  record for sailing solo round the world.
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Blake Lewis has reaped another "American Idol" reward &#151; a record deal.