What's happened to Taylor Hicks, the winner of the last American Idol?
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new cd December 12, 2007\n\nLife after Idol\n Hicks played harmonica on every date of the American Idols Live! tourHicks signed a recording contract with Arista Records in conjunction with 19 Recordings Unlimited, the label managed by AI creator Simon Fuller, in May 2006. Hicks's debut single "Do I Make You Proud" debuted on the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and was subsequently certified gold by the RIAA.\n\nHicks made guest appearances in concerts by Snoop Dogg, the Allman Brothers, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Widespread Panic, and Willie Nelson. Hicks also joined his fellow Top 10 Idol finalists on the American Idols LIVE! Tour which ran from July-September. The members of the former Taylor Hicks Band regrouped as the Little Memphis Blues Orchestra and shadowed the Idols' tour route, with Hicks occasionally appearing as a "special guest" when circumstances permitted, and was even accompanied at times by the other Idols, such as Yamin, McPhee, Chris Daughtry, Ace Young, and Bucky Covington.\n\nIn August, it was announced that Hicks received a $750,000 (USD) deal to write a memoir of his life, which is expected to be released in spring 2007 by Random House. [23] The book will be ghostwritten by Rolling Stone writer David Wild. In the same month, Hicks's lawyers sued a producer with whom he worked in Nashville in 2001 for redistributing copyrighted songs from 1997 without permission. The charges were dropped when the masters were handed over to Hicks.[24]\n\n\n[edit] 2006-2007: Taylor Hicks\nStudio recording sessions ran in Los Angeles between October and November, taking six weeks in total. [25] At the same time, videos of Hicks's rehearsals started to be released weekly on Rehearsals.com, as part of promotion for his upcoming album with Arista. The eponymous major label debut Taylor Hicks suffered release date delays until the December 12 date was set.
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Taylor Hicks deserves to be on American Idol. He has a passion for music, and he shows it. That's what shows a truly talented singer. He was amazing tonight.
441862
American Idol isn't over. No one has won yet. Eliminated from the competition tonight was Ace. Six contestants remain.
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chris and kat were always my favorite's and i was totally bummed when chris got voted off so now i am really rooting for kat but i already know that taylor is going to win it all (by a landslide) but second is good too-look at clay aiken, he did wonderful after american idol, so i'm sure she will do well too.
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i think Katherine will win....taylor is probably in his 50s and elliot is just down right scary...good vocals but his teeth are all screwed up...freaky! Chris was AWESOME! he didnt deserve to go!
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Taylor would be great in concert, BUT no one would buy his CD. I rather buy Kat's CD. \n\n\nP.S. The winner AND the runner-up both get recording contacts. The winner gets the title American Idol.
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His name is Taylor Hicks and he's a cutie.  Last week he got pretty upset with Simon Cowell and barely refrained from commenting.  Bucky got knocked off last week.  Kelly, Chris, Paris, Katherine, Elliott and Taylor are the current ones left.
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is the 5th season, just this last one where taylor hicks won??\n\nif so, then the artist who played the exit song is daniel powter. the name of the song is "bad day"
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This was the first time I had an opinion on American Idol. I generally can't stand the show, but this year, I was just hoping for Chris to win. Grr.\n\nOh well, I'm over it.
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taylor won but before that they had several guest appearances like the last ten performers before they got booted off the show ... they had the guys sing a macho guy kind of with a varity of songs and they same thing for the ladies.. clay aiken was on there and so was carrie underwood and meatloaf , dionne warwick... i was a musical blowout ... both katherine and taylor both got a brand new car to drive after the car....
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Yea, yea.. It's all done but I still got to throw in my few cents. I'm glad Taylor won, if Kat would've won, hm-mm.. I think I would have gone postal and shot my t.v. I was 100% for Chris and when he got voted off, I stopped watching, they said his fans didn't care, that was crap, I alone called over 300 x the night before he got kicked. Chris was the better out all the American Idols ever and he was bigger then the AI show it's self and they couldn't handle that and so they made up there minds he had to go. In the end ALL REALITY SHOWS, regardless of who votes, it's the producers that decides who stays and who goes for the better ratings. I started to watch the auditions and me and my kids fell in love w/ Chris and from here on out, I won't even take the time for the auditions.. : (\n\nOK, so y'all got a few dollars worth.. lol
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Taylor should be the next American Idol, but the way they are hyping up Kat evrywhere you read. I think America is in for a major let down.
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I like Taylor Hicks and Paris Bennett. If either of them wins I will be happy. I like Chris too! I usually wait to vote until it gets to the final 12.
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I really want Taylor Hicks to win, I think he's an incredible singer and has just the right attitude.
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~!!~!!~TAYLOR HICKS WON~!!~!!~
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I think that Taylor Hicks will win however Katharine Mc Phee should. I think that Chris And Paris should have been the top 2 though
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Well, since Chris got voted off my votes are going toward Taylor. I really wish Chris was still in it though. :( But I guess it's okay...He's going to have an amazing career. He's already been offered to be Fuel's lead singer!