200px|Taylor Hicks after winning competition Taylor Hicks the 29-year-old Birmingham , Alabama, native was crowned the fifth season winner of American Idol. Taylor received the majority of the 63.4 million votes cast after Tuesday night's two-hour performance show. The finale was broadcast on Fox and CTV , from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood . Hicks got a recording contract with the RCA Music Group as his prize. His first single is called "Do I Make You Proud" written by Tracy Ackerman, Andrew Watkins and Paul Wilson .
200px|Taylor Hicks after winning competition the 29-year-old , Alabama, native was crowned the fifth season winner of American Idol. Taylor received the majority of the 63.4 million votes cast after Tuesday night's two-hour performance show. The finale was broadcast on and , from the in . Hicks got a recording contract with the as his prize. His first single is called "Do I Make You Proud" written by Tracy Ackerman, Andrew Watkins and .
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