The remaining contestants then performed their favourite dance from the series, before Smith was revealed as the winner.
Contestants sing live, and the public votes via text message for their favorite singer.
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As happens often in political contests, as election-day approached lines between the contestants blurred.
Kamgar recently backed a first set of contestants for Afghan Star, a knockoff of American Idol.
Six male contestants will compete for the privilege of dating a genuine Hooters waitress.
There were weekly winners and bonuses for contestants who correctly answered questions on the Web site.
But, over time, with cameras beating down on them, even the fakest contestants radiate charisma.
On Branson's and Cuban's shows, contestants similarly will compete for the star billionaire's approval.
The set was shiny and glamorous, and the day's contestants happened to include some minor celebrities.
About an hour into the contest, the starting 22 contestants were whittled down to three.
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For many contestants, it was their first time to make an elevator-pitch video from scratch.
It gets no love just hovering down there in the darkness during the contestants' performances.
But he does want to be respected for however long contestants are on his show.
The three contestants with the most votes in the next three weeks will go through.
Spencer found contestants by setting up a Web page that lured would- be entrepreneurs.
Ms Anderton, 29, was left in tears when none of the male contestants chose her.
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In this one the contestants invoke Voltaire on the streets and murmur sweet nothings in bed.
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American Idol contestants (and pop singers) sometimes abuse and overuse the technique in songs.
Ronovech returns for his fourth consecutive year and now holds the longevity title among current contestants.
Summers returns for his third year and is second in longevity among current contestants.
The programme thrust contestants including Jade Goody, "Nasty" Nick Bateman and Kate Lawler into the spotlight.
It too incarcerated its contestants and obliged them to whittle down their own numbers.
Driving a wide range of different vehicles, contestants set off from Goodwood racetrack, in West Sussex, on 24 July.
One immediate consequence is the suspension of further legal action against the three beauty contestants.
There are also two contestants from war-torn Syria, though both have been careful not to take sides.
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Using predictive data modeling, contestants will examine three years of historical medical data from anonymized real-life people.
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Contestants were required to submit a one-page venture summary, a business model canvas, and a three-minute elevator-pitch.
At the end of the competition, contestants gathered in a hotel banquet hall for an awards ceremony.
"The chance for a kidney for the contestants is 33%, " said the station's current chairman, Laurens Drillich.
"We try to encourage our contestants to do something - like ballroom dancing or singing, " she added.
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