'Idol' championship match
David Archuleta
Age: 17
Hometown: Murray, Utah
Weight: 100 lbs. "soaking wet"
Attire: Blue boxing robe
Tuesday night's songs
No. 1: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)
No. 2: "In This Moment" (written by Ryan Gillmore)
No. 3: "Imagine" (John Lennon)
What he says about Cook: "This guy's awesome."
Judges say:
Song No. 1.
Randy Jackson: "This is one of the best performances of the season, and you picked the right time to peak."
Simon Cowell: "Taking everything into account, round 1 goes to Archuleta."
Song No. 2.
Paula Abdul: "You're in the zone. A definite heartfelt performance."
Song No. 3
Randy Jackson: "You are exactly what this show is about. The best singer of season 7 is right there."
David Cook
Age: 25
Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo.
Attire: Red boxing robe
Tuesday night's songs
No. 1: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2)
No. 2: "Dream Big" (written by Emily Shackelton)
No. 3: "The World I Know" (Collective Soul)
What Cook says about Archuleta: "Consistently nice."
Judges say:
Song No. 1
Paula Abdul: "David Cook has arrived, amen, amen."
Song No. 2:
Simon Cowell: "To use the boxing analogy, this was a bit of a lightweight."
Song No. 3
Simon Cowell: "I want to say publicly you are one of the nicest contestants we had ... (but) it was utterly the wrong song for you."
Simon Cowell declares match's champ: "You (Archuleta) came out here tonight to win, and what we have witnessed is a knockout."
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