Cook burns Archuleta to win ‘American Idol’
The rocker beat out the young crooner by 12 million votes
David Cook wins "American Idol" by 12 million votes
LOS ANGELES - The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the “American Idol” title Wednesday, and it wasn’t as much of a surprise as it seemed.
While 17-year-old David Archuleta was heaped with praise by the judges the night before, the voters decided otherwise — and did they ever. Host Ryan Seacrest said before the results that 12 million votes was the difference, and it turns out they broke in the favor of the 25-year-old from Blue Springs, Mo.
Cook was overcome by emotion, bending toward the stage after his name was announced.
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“This is amazing,” he said. “This is all your fault,” he added, addressing the brother who Cook had accompanied to the “Idol” audition that started it all.
Cook immediately took the microphone and began to sing “Time of my Life,” which won the annual “Idol” songwriting competition, to close out season seven.
The rocker beat out the young crooner by 12 million votes
David Cook wins "American Idol" by 12 million votes
LOS ANGELES - The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the “American Idol” title Wednesday, and it wasn’t as much of a surprise as it seemed.
While 17-year-old David Archuleta was heaped with praise by the judges the night before, the voters decided otherwise — and did they ever. Host Ryan Seacrest said before the results that 12 million votes was the difference, and it turns out they broke in the favor of the 25-year-old from Blue Springs, Mo.
Cook was overcome by emotion, bending toward the stage after his name was announced.
Story continues below ↓advertisement
“This is amazing,” he said. “This is all your fault,” he added, addressing the brother who Cook had accompanied to the “Idol” audition that started it all.
Cook immediately took the microphone and began to sing “Time of my Life,” which won the annual “Idol” songwriting competition, to close out season seven.
