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"Kris Allen has been named as the winner of the eighth season of American Idol after beating Adam Lambert in the final. Each contestant had to sing three songs; their own favourite, a choice from Simon Fuller, and the winner&amp;#039;s single &amp;#039;No Boundaries&amp;#039;. The track was co-written by Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, along with Cathy Dennis and Mitch Allan. After winning, Allen told host Ryan Seacrest: &amp;quot;It feels good, but Adam deserves this. I don&amp;#039;t even know what to feel right now. This is crazy.&amp;quot; As well as his performance of the winner&amp;#039;s song, Allen won the vote with his take on Bill Withers&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Ain&amp;#039;t No Sunshine&amp;#039; and Marvin Gaye&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;What&amp;#039;s Going On&amp;#039;. Favourite Lambert had to settle for second place after singing &amp;#039;Mad World&amp;#039; by Tears For Fears and Sam Cooke&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;A Change Is Gonna Come&amp;#039;. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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