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The final four contestants were chosen tonight, three by the judges and one by the TV audience. Randy's pick was Jennifer Hudson. Paula chose Leah LaBelle. Simon chose George Huff. Finally, 12 million people voted, and Jon Peter Lewis got 22 percent of the vote. Simon disagreed strongly with the TV audience, but Jon Peter Lewis advances into the final 12.

Well, the special on before the World Idol thing was all about American Idol 2, and the tour the kids went on. So they start rehearsing, and from the start, they stink.

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Clay Aiken CD certified double platinum, while Clay prepares for graduation day RELATED LINKS Amazon: Clay Aiken, Measure of a Man CD American Idol Message Boards RealityTVWorld: American Idol RealityTVWorld: American Idol 1 RealityTVWorld: American Idol 2 RealityTVWorld: Clay Aiken RealityTVWorld: Ruben Studdard SirLinksALot: American Idol More American Idol 2 News By Wade Paulsen, 11/21/2003 Not many graduating collegians can claim to have two platinum records. But then again, not many graduating collegians are Clay AIken. Clay's debut RCA CD, Measure of a Man, was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ("RIAA") this week..... As we noted last week, the CD had already sold over 1,000,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan, and so its platinum certification was a mere formality -- but double platinum was a mild surprise. Measure of a Man joins Clay's debut single, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" b/w "This Is The Night", in the RIAA's platinum certiifcation records, giving Clay the rare distinction of going platinum with both his debut single and debut album. Read the whole story.

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"American Idol" scouts will set up shop in Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta and New York to see what will most likely be thousands of would-be Kelly Clarksons, Ruben Studdards and Clay Aikens. Read More...

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It has been reported today that Rueban Studdard was paid by 205 Flava company to wear their shirts. $10,000 in checks were made out to Kevin Studdard (Rueban's brother) and Studdards manager Ron Edwards. Payments began at 1,000 per wear and grew to $1,500 as Rueban advanced further in the competition. No word from Studdard and his attorney's at the time of this article's printing.

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Both Clay and Ruben set records for single sales. Clay's single, ''This is the Night/Bridge Over Troubled Water'' debuts at No. 1 this week on Billboard's singles sales chart with nearly 393,000 copies sold -- easily trouncing the week's second-best selling single, Ruben's ''Flying Without Wings/Superstar,'' which sold about 286,000 copies. Clay's release is the second fastest-selling single of this era. Both Clay and Ruben surpassed the impressive 236,000 first-week sales of Kelly Clarkson's ''A Moment Like This'' single. In a few months, both Clay and Ruben plan to release albums.