Winner Ruben Studdard, 24, from Birmingham, Alabama (R) commiserates
runner-up Clay Aiken, 24, from Raleigh, North Carolina after Studdard
was announced the winner of American Idol during the show's live finale
in Los Angeles, May 21, 2003. The winner was voted on by viewers of the
Fox show which began its second year in January with 70,000 auditions
nationwide. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson **RESULTS AND/OR IMAGES GIVING AWAY
THE OUTCOME OF THE AMERICAN IDOL FINALE TAPING 5/21 ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL
1:00AM EST THURSDAY 5/22/10:00PM PST WEDNESDAY, 5/21**

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