| Thursday 11 September 2008 |
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Meet your new Canadian Idol
Theo Tams showed he had both the hat and the cattle Wednesday night, as the Lethbridge, Alta., pianist-singer won Canadian Idol season six. Fighting back tears, an emotional Tams could barely get out a thank you to his fans after host Ben Mulroney announced his win. Surrounded at the piano by the Top 10 Idol finalists, Tams sang his winning single Sing, to be released across Canada on Thursday.
The musician beat out Mitch MacDonald of Port Hood, N.S., in a battle of contrasting styles. The winner's big voice and big performances beat out MacDonald's tender, mostly acoustic renderings. Almost five million votes decided Tams to be the winner.
The season six finale was a star-studded affair. Pop diva Mariah Carey gave a glitzy performance of her hit I'm That Chick from her new album EMC2. Asked what advice she had for each of the Idol finalists, Carey said "keep believing in yourself". John Legend sang his single Green Light from his soon-to-be released album Evolver. (excerpt from The Gazette)
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