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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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Joshua Ledet called one of 'best singers ever' on 'American Idol'

Wednesday May 2, 2012 9:57 PM By Jamshid Mousavinezhad

Joshua Ledet closes down "American Idol" with Tom Jones' version of "To Love Somebody." He says guest mentor Steven van Zandt and his pal mentor Jimmy Iovine are like "teenage boys" in their back-and-forth joshing; they love his rehearsal. Van Zandt calls him incredible.

He's good as always on this song; silky smooth and controlled at the start, lets his emotions...

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