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Jordin Sparks
Will Jordin Sparks win ''American Idol''?
The youngest finalist of the season was only 12 when Idol first began airing. ''When my birthday came around it wasn't, 'Oh my gosh, I can drive a car'; it was, 'Oh my gosh, I can audition for American Idol!''' says the 17-year-old, whose father, Phillippi, played cornerback for the New York Giants. While much of the early attention focused on Doolittle and Jones, Sparks has made the largest strides of anyone in the top 12. ''Every time Jordin sings I get chills,'' says Frot-Coutaz. ''She's every bit as good as Kelly was in the first season.'' Endorsements don't get any stronger than that, but Sparks herself seems perplexed by all the talk of momentum. ''When they say stuff like I'm gaining momentum, I'm like, 'Really? Did I never have any?'''
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