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Eventually we got to see the final last night. I knew most of what was coming thanks to reports all over the Web the last couple of days, but still it presented good solid entertainment.

You could virtually sense that Taylor was the winning act from the beginning, I thought, as Kat seemed almost to be holding back a little, whereas Taylor just went for it.

I liked the Burt Bacharach section and thought Lisa performed well. Great to see Dionne Warwick. Prince looked out of place failing to share the stage with any of the Idols.

Interesting to see how Taylor fares over the coming months - reckon he will do best at live performances over record sales, but who am I to know...

On to next year then.....