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Time Charm
R&B vocalist wins
American Idol title
(AP) — The third time's the charm for
Candice Glover on "American Idol."
The booming 23-year-old R&B vocalist
from St. Helena Island, S.C., won the Fox
singing competition after auditioning a trio of
times and making it to the finals this year.
Glover looked stunned when "Idol" host Ryan
Seacrest announced she bested soulful 22-
year-old country singer Kree Harrison from
Woodville, Texas.
Glover said backstage after winning she
learned to "have fun, live in the moment and
be confident."
"Because in previous years I wasn't, so
that's definitely the key if you want to audi­
tion for the show or have a career," she said.
After her crowning, an emotional Glover
sobbed her way through her new single "I
Am Beautiful."
Glover's win marks the first time a female
and a nonwhite singer has won the com peti­
tion since Jordin Sparks dominated the sixth
season in 2007. The previous five winners —
Phillip Phillips, Scotty M cC reery, Lee
DeW yze, Kris Allen and David Cook —
were all Caucasian guitar players, known to
Idol fans as WGW Gs, or white guys with
guitars.
The lack of a female champion for the
past five years was mocked in a finale bit
featuring the female finalists, in cahoots with C andice Glover, a 23-year-old R&B sin g e r from S M , C ^o h n a , performs
¿parks, jokingly sabotaging this season's five du ring the 1 2 th sea son o f Am erican Idol.
male contestants.
"The good news is 'Idol' leftovers have
been doing really well on 'The Voice,"' Sparks
teased.
B esid es the co ro n a tio n o f G lo v er,
Thursday's finale also served as a farewell
for Randy Jackson, the show’s last remain­
ing original judge who announced last week
that he's leaving "Idol" to focus on his record
label and other business opportunities. Jack-
son served as a judge on all 12 seasons of
"Idol." He first appeared on the panel along­
side Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul when
the competition debuted in 2002, becoming
famous for his easygoing "yo, dawg" rapport
with contestants.
"I love everybody that walked on this
show," Jackson said. He added, "Hopefully,
I touched their lives a little bit. They certainly
touched mine."
G ram m y- and O scar-w inning form er
Idol" finalist Jennifer Hudson returned for
Thursday's finale to duet with Glover on
Natalie Cole's "Inseparable."
"I look up to her and, honestly, she is so
successful after this show, and I really ad­
mire her," said Glover backstage. "I finally
got a chance to not only meet her but sing
with her."
Hudson was among the guest stars who
helped fill out the two-hour finale show,
including Psy, Frankie Valli, Emeli Sande,
Jessie J, Aretha Franklin and former "Idol"
judge Jennifer Lopez. Current "Idol" judges
Keith Urban and Mariah Carey — along
with Jackson on bass — also performed.
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