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American Idol

Date: Jun 28 2004

Intro

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American Idol is one of the most popular TV shows in America. Millions of people watch it every week to find out if their favorite contestant will win. The show features unknown singers who are competing to become famous. Each week, each contestant sings two songs and is judged by three judges. After the judges give their opinions, it’s up to the American people to decide which contestant is eliminated.
Read on to learn more about American Idol.

Dialog

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The third American Idol show recently ended. At the end, the two finalists were Fantasia Barrino and Diana DeGarmo.
The American people voted, and the winner was Fantasia. She is an extremely talented singer and performer, and she definitely had star quality. Simon, who is the meanest of the three American Idol judges, said he could only be truly happy if she won the competition

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Discussion

I have to admit, I haven’t watched American Idol very often. I think I’ve seen one or two episodes. However, I do know that my favorite contestant on the show didn’t win. I could tell from one episode I watched that the best singer was Camile Velasco, an 18 year-old girl from Hawaii. Her voice is truly amazing.
Camile was voted off the show early in the competition, but she’s still going to be famous. I’m sure of it.
Rock on,
Migs