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Pop Idol presenters Anthony McPartlin (left) and Declan Donnelly (right) with Winner Will Young (2nd right) from Hungerford, Berkshire, and runner up Gareth Gates, from Bradford at the Fountain Studios in London,
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Simon Cowell blasts 'obnoxious' Will Young and says he wishes Gareth Gates had won Pop Idol | Daily Mail Online
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