Singing at SEMO District Fair brings record deal
Tuesday, October 1, 2002
This week, the 20-year-old former cocktail waitress who emerged victorious over 10,000 others in the "American Idol" TV show saw her single, "A Moment Like This," jump from its debut at No. 52 on the Billboard chart to No. 1, the biggest leapfrog in Billboard history.
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