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Candice Glover won "American Idol" Season 12 over Kree Harrison as Psy, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J, Adam Lambert and Aretha Franklin performed.

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Frankie Ford, Sarah Restuccio shine as Nicki Minaj dominates 'American Idol' premiere

Wednesday January 16, 2013 10:25 PM By Jamshid Mousavinezhad

Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj and Randy

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"American Idol" teased everyone with clips of fights between new judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey, but in the end singers Frankie Ford and Sarah Restuccio stole the show as the New York City auditions kicked off Season 12 of the long-running Fox show.

Minaj was fantastic as a judge and got, by far, the most airtime. Her comments were pithy, spot-on, original and showed a passion...

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