February 14, 2012
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Marie Picasso wins Idol 2007. The first song she performed in the final was All By Myself:
And here is an earlier performance of her second song, I’ll Be There:
Was the Swedish viewing public right to give her the nod? Should Amanda have won? Or is the whole thing a pile of steaming garbage?
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"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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December 8th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Is it just me, or does Marie look like she is constapated when she sings?
December 17th, 2007 at 5:43 am
She is a fantastic singer and well deserve to win the title. Vocal range is phenomenal. Only thing that detracts is her thick Swedish accent.