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Stars come out for Sparks, Idol finale
By Jim Welte - MP3.com
May 24, 2007 at 08:51:00 AM | more stories by this author

Green Day, Gwen Stefani, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and Doug E. Fresh perform; Jordin Sparks takes crown.

Some of the biggest stars in music performed at the sixth season finale of American Idol, but in the end, all eyes were on a previously unknown 17-year-old girl from Glendale, Arizona.

Jordin Sparks Jordin Sparks

Seventeen-year-old Jordin Sparks was named the 2007 American Idol last night, winning a telephone vote that saw 74 million votes cast.

She beat out 25-year-old Blake Lewis and became the youngest competitor ever to win the coveted title, which guarantees her a record deal with a major label.

"Thank you so much for everything. Mom and Dad, I love you!" Sparks said as she was named the winner.

The event, held at Hollywood's Kodak Theater, was packed with stars, including four of the show's five previous winners--Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Ruben Studdard, and Taylor Hicks. The quartet performed a medley of Beatles tunes with the show's top 12 finalists.

Green Day, Gwen Stefani, Smokey Robinson, and Gladys Knight also performed at the event, while beatbox pioneer Doug E. Fresh performed with Lewis, who brought beatboxing to the competition for the first time.

Lewis told Reuters after the event that he had Sparks pegged as the next American Idol weeks ago.

"I feel great," he said. "I was trying to wear a 'Vote For Jordin Sparks' T-shirt last night but they wouldn't let me."

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kelleegrisby
Je te taquine.
Posted 05/25/2009 10:14am
karenbicar_0514
jordin rocks.. She caught my heart with her "tattoo".. I can't get it off my mind.
C'mon, really.. I listen to it over and over again. My mom even thinks I'm addicted!!! hahaha
Posted 04/15/2008 10:37am
ndapandula
mmmmmmh, i love this web site. keeping on supplying more music, what more can i say! keep it up.
Posted 04/01/2008 8:56am
mycenae20
I think this is still not popularity voting. A finalist can win even when he/she has only one fan and that fan is willing to spend a lot of money...('',) Its such a shame to let go amore talented singer just because they have fewer votes...And to think people really support it, not just US.
Posted 05/28/2007 4:05am
jsvalmont
You do realize that in American Idol, one person can vote an infinite number of times, whereas in a presidential election each person can cast only one vote.... So the sheer number of votes is irrelevant.
Posted 05/25/2007 2:32am
thorsen-ink
More people voted for this than did in the last US election. If you're over 18 and you're not registered to vote, go look in the mirror. You know all the US' problems? They're YOUR FAULT. Sanjaya/Jordin in '08!
Posted 05/24/2007 10:45am
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