"AMERICAN IDOL" FINALE

Katharine McPhee of Los Angeles, the second runner-up finalist on the "American Idol" television show arrives for the finale in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California on May 24, 2006. Soul singer Taylor Hicks won the 2006 "American Idol" contest on Wednesday, beating ballad singer McPhee in votes cast by fans of the most watched TV show in the United States. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)