Well, that was an interesting twist. Hady Mirza, the second Singapore Idol and the country's representative to this regional competition, beat the crowd favourites! Even the judges hadn't mentioned him, when asked for their final comments. Which just goes to show the wisdom of the crowds. Of course, Singapore was probably also helped by the "two vote" requirement, i.e. each SMS vote needed to include two singers/countries in order to be counted as a valid vote. That eliminated the domination...
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