The new “American Idol” will be named tonight. Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks each performed three songs in last night’s sing-off, staged in front of more than 3,000 fans at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.

In the final showdown between ashen-haired Hicks and sultry McPhee, the “American Idol” winner was clear to one person: Simon Cowell.

“Assuming that I was right _ the show was tied _ then you have just won `American Idol,’” the tart-tongued “Idol” judge told Hicks following his last performance.

[tags]American Idol, Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee[/tags]

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