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American Idol

Candice Glover won "American Idol" Season 12 over Kree Harrison as Psy, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J, Adam Lambert and Aretha Franklin performed.

Phillip Phillips told smiling key to his 'American Idol' success

Phillip Phillips is singing Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" as "American Idol" does songs from California.

He sounds pretty good; I like his tone. But nothing imaginative here, performance and facial expressions are exactly the same as every week. At this stage of the competition it's not memorable.

"Sounded pretty good to me,"...

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