David Cook is the newest American Idol · 2008-05-22 18:28
The 25-year-old bartender from Blue Springs, Mo., became the seventh American Idol Wednesday in front more than 7,000 screaming fans at L.A.’s Nokia Theatre, People reports.
“I started this season – much to Simon’s chagrin – as the word nerd and I’m absolutely at a loss for words,” Cook told the crowd after hearing the news, referring to his love of vocabulary, which was highlighted in one of his earliest moments on the show. “Thank you guys. This is amazing. Thank you.”
After Ryan Seacrest broke the news, Cook fought back tears as reality set in, but he took a moment to congratulate his final competitor, 17-year-old David Archuleta, of Murray, Utah. The two Davids hugged, and Archuleta raised his arm in congratulations to the season’s winner.
The best performance of the night was saved for the end, when David Cook sang for the first time as the American Idol, performing the winning entry in Idol’s song writing competition, Regie Hamm’s “The Time of My Life.” Idol’s Top 12 and then his mother Beth Foraker and brother Andrew joined him on stage for the final moment of the seventh season of the show.
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