Newest 'Idol': David Cook

The elder David wins in season finale
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted May 21, 2008 9:15 PM CDT
Newest 'Idol': David Cook
David Cook, right, and David Archuleta are seen on stage at the season finale of American Idol on Wednesday May 21, 2008, in Los Angeles.    (AP Photo)

The newest "American Idol" is David Cook. The 25-year-old defeated David Archuleta, 17, in the season finale, the New York Post reports. The two received a record 97.5 million votes from viewers, eclipsing the previous mark by 23 million votes. Cook got 56% of the vote. The victory is a bit of a surprise because the judges swooned over Archuleta in Tuesday night's show. Simon Cowell called his performance that night a "knockout." (More American Idol stories.)

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