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Puget Sound is a sound along the northwestern coast of the U . S . state of Washington , an inlet of the Pacific Ocean , and part of the Salish Sea . It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins , with one major and two minor connections to the open Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca  Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and Deception Pass and Swinomish Channel being the minor . Flow through Deception Pass is approximately equal to 2 % of the total tidal exchange between Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca . Puget Sound extends approximately from Deception Pass in the north to Olympia , Washington in the south . Its average depth is and its maximum depth , off Point Jefferson between Indianola and Kingston , is . The depth of the main basin , between the southern tip of Whidbey ___MASK78___ and Tacoma , Washington , is approximately . ___MASK100___ is a producer of entertainment properties for television with a focus on music . Based in Los Angeles , their contributions to the music industry include " American Idol " in the United States , " Pop Idol " in the ___MASK35___ and versions of the " Idol series " in more than seventy countries around the world . ___MASK100___ is also responsible for the production of " So You Think You Can Dance ". Christopher Ruben Studdard ( born September 12 , 1978 ), is an American R & B , ___MASK86___ and gospel singer . He rose to fame as winner of the second season of " American Idol " and received a Grammy Award nomination in December 2003 for Best Male R & B Vocal Performance for " Superstar ". In the years following " Idol ", Studdard has released six studio albums , including his platinum - selling debut , " Soulful ", and the top - selling gospel follow - up , " I Need an Angel ". He is most well known for his recording career , which has produced hits including " Flying Without Wings ", " Sorry 2004 ", and " Change Me ", but he has also segued into television and stage work . Most notably , he toured with Robin Givens in the comedy - drama " I Need a Hug " and in 2008 starred as Fats Waller in a national tour revival of " Ain ' t Misbehavin '", which spawned a Grammy - nominated soundtrack . ___MASK11___ , Inc . was a major American record label . It was a wholly owned unit of Sony Music Entertainment and was previously handled by Bertelsmann Music Group . The company operated under the RCA Music Group until 2011 . The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis , who formerly worked for CBS Records ( which would become Sony Music Entertainment ). Until its demise in 2011 , it was a major distributor and promoter of albums throughout the United States and United Kingdom . Disco is a genre of dance music containing elements of ___MASK95___ , soul , ___MASK86___ , and salsa . It achieved popularity during the mid - 1970s to the early 1980s . Its initial audiences in the U . S . were club - goers from the gay , African American , Italian American , Latino , and psychedelic communities in Philadelphia and New York City during the late 1960s and early 1970s . Disco can be seen as a reaction against both the domination of ___MASK27___ and the stigmatization of dance music by the counterculture during this period . It was popular with both men and women , from many different backgrounds . American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller , produced by FremantleMedia North America and ___MASK100___ , and distributed by FremantleMedia North America . It began airing on Fox on June 11 , 2002 , and ended on April 7 , 2016 . It started off as an addition to the " Idols " format based on the British series " Pop Idol ", and became one of the most successful shows in the history of American television . The concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents , with the winner determined by the viewers in America through telephones , Internet , and SMS text voting . Winners chosen by viewers in its fifteen seasons were Kelly Clarkson , Ruben Studdard , Fantasia Barrino , Carrie Underwood , Taylor Hicks , Jordin Sparks , David Cook , Kris Allen , Lee DeWyze , Scotty McCreery , Phillip Phillips , Candice Glover , Caleb Johnson , Nick Fradiani , and Trent Harmon . `` Break Anotha '' is the official debut single of Blake Lewis , the runner - up on the sixth season of American Idol . Being the leadoff single from A . D . D . ( Audio Day Dream ) , it was first leaked on October 29 , 2007 via phone to fans who had signed up at BlakeLewisComingSoon . com . The single began to impact the radio on October 30 and was premiered on 106 . 1 KISS FM in Seattle . It was released on ___MASK29___ Store on November 13 and officially went for adds on November 20 . Jordin Brianna Sparks ( born December 22 , 1989 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of " American Idol "; at age 16 , she became the youngest winner in the series ' history . Her self - titled debut studio ___MASK82___ , released later that year , was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and has sold over two million copies worldwide . The ___MASK82___ spawned the " Billboard " Hot 100 top - ten singles " Tattoo " and " No Air "; the latter , a collaboration with Chris Brown , is currently the third highest - selling single by any " American Idol " contestant , selling over three million digital copies in the United States . The song earned Sparks her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States and the seat of King County , Washington . With an estimated 684 , 451 residents , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America . In July 2013 , it was the fastest - growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2 . 1 %. The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound ( an inlet of the Pacific Ocean ) and Lake Washington , about south of the Canada  United States border . A major gateway for trade with Asia , Seattle is the fourth - largest port in North America in terms of container handling . ___MASK41___ Entertainment ( formerly known as ___MASK33___ ) is an American independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman . After parting ways with Warner Bros . Records in 2002 , the label licensed its trademark to Warner - Elektra - Atlantic ( ___MASK57___ ) for use on its reissues to date , now controlled by Warner Music Group , through Rhino / Atlantic Records . It created ___MASK41___ Films LLC with Michael " Mic " Neumann . Lake Washington is a large freshwater lake adjacent to the city of Seattle . It is the largest lake in King County and the second largest natural lake in the state of Washington , after Lake Chelan . It borders the cities of Seattle on the west , Bellevue and Kirkland on the east , Renton on the south and Kenmore on the north , and encloses Mercer ___MASK78___ . The lake is fed by the Sammamish River at its north end and the Cedar River at its south . Carrie Marie Underwood ( born March 10 , 1983 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of " American Idol " in 2005 and has since become one of the most successful artists in any musical genre . Her achievements led her to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2008 and into the Oklahoma ___MASK40___ of Fame in 2009 . She has earned numerous accolades , including seven Grammy Awards , 17 " Billboard " Music Awards , 12 Academy of Country Music Awards , 11 American Music Awards , and a Guinness ___MASK2___ . Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr . ( born September 20 , 1990 ) is an American singer , songwriter and musician who won the eleventh season of " American Idol " on May 23 , 2012 . His coronation song , " Home ," released after his win , became the best selling of all coronation songs . His debut ___MASK82___ " The World from the Side of the Moon " was released on November 19 , 2012 . His second ___MASK82___ , " Behind the Light ", was released on May 19 , 2014 . ___MASK80___ media is any media that is encoded in a machine - readable format . ___MASK80___ media can be created , viewed , distributed , modified and preserved on ___MASK80___ electronics devices . Computer programs and software ; ___MASK80___ imagery , ___MASK80___ video ; video games ; web pages and websites , including social media ; data and databases ; ___MASK80___ audio , such as mp3s ; and e - books are examples of ___MASK80___ media . ___MASK80___ media are frequently contrasted with print media , such as printed books , newspapers and magazines , and other traditional or analog media , such as pictures , film or audio tape . A songwriter is an individual who writes the lyrics , melodies and chord progressions for songs , typically for a popular music genre such as rock or ___MASK8___ . A songwriter can also be called a composer , although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre . The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people . For example , a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with a gift for creating original melodies . ___MASK86___ songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers  songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers , while others have outside publishers . Simon Fuller ( born 17 May 1960 ) is an ___MASK32___ entrepreneur , artist manager and television producer . He is best known for being the creator of the " Idol " franchise , which was first seen in the UK under the name " Pop Idol ", and includes " American Idol " in the U . S . Fuller is the executive producer of many other hit shows including the Fox TV reality shows " So You Think You Can Dance " and " Q ' Viva ". ___MASK29___ ( or ) is a media player , media library , online radio broadcaster , and mobile device management application developed by Apple Inc . It is used to play , download , and organize ___MASK80___ downloads of music and video ( as well as other types of media available on the ___MASK29___ Store ) on personal computers running the macOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems . The ___MASK29___ Store is also available on the iPhone , iPad , and iPod Touch . ___MASK86___ Idol is a British television music competition created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003 . The aim of the show was to decide the best new young ___MASK86___ singer ( or " ___MASK86___ idol ") in the UK based on viewer voting and participation . Two series were broadcast  one in 2001  2002 and a second in 2003 . " ___MASK86___ Idol " was subsequently put on an indefinite hiatus after series judge Simon Cowell announced the launch of " The X Factor " in the UK in April 2004 . Apple is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino , California , a suburb of San Jose , that designs , develops , and sells consumer electronics , computer software , and online services . Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone , the iPad tablet computer , the Mac personal computer , the iPod portable media player , the Apple Watch smartwatch , and the Apple TV ___MASK80___ media player . Apple ' s consumer software includes the macOS and iOS operating systems , the iTunes media player , the Safari web browser , and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites . Its online services include the iTunes Store , the iOS App Store and Mac App Store , Apple Music , and iCloud . Blake Colin Lewis ( born July 21 , 1981 ) is an American singer , songwriter and beatboxer who was the runner - up on the sixth season of " American Idol ". His major ___MASK21___ debut ___MASK82___ " A . D . D . ( Audio Day Dream )" was released on December 4 , 2007 through 19 Recordings and ___MASK11___ . On October 30 , 2007 , his first single " Break Anotha " was released . The ___MASK82___ landed on number ten on the U . S . " Billboard " 200 as its highest peak position with 97 , 500 copies sold in its debut , and has sold over 350 , 000 copies . After the release of his second single " How Many Words ", which peaked at number eight on the U . S . " Billboard " Dance / Club Play Songs , Lewis was dropped by ___MASK11___ . Lewis eventually signed with Tommy Boy Records . The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth ' s oceanic divisions . It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean ( or , depending on definition , to Antarctica ) in the south and is bounded by Asia and ___MASK39___ in the west and the Americas in the east . The ___MASK29___ Store is a software - based online ___MASK80___ media store operated by Apple Inc . It opened on April 28 , 2003 , and has been the largest music vendor in the United States since April 2008 , and the largest music vendor in the world since February 2010 . It offers over 43 million songs , 700 , 000 apps , 190 , 000 TV episodes and 45 , 000 films as of September 12 , 2012 . The ___MASK29___ Store ' s revenues in the first quarter of 2011 totalled nearly US $ 1 . 4 billion ; by May 28 , 2014 , the store had sold 35 billion songs worldwide . Fantasia Monique Barrino ( born June 30 , 1984 ), known professionally by her mononym Fantasia , is an American R & B singer , songwriter , and actress . She rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series " American Idol " in 2004 . Following her victory , she released her debut single , " I Believe ," which debuted at number one on the " Billboard " Hot 100 . Subsequently , she released her debut ___MASK82___ , " Free Yourself ", which went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA and garnered Barrino three Grammy nominations in 2006 . Taylor Reuben Hicks ( born October 7 , 1976 ) is an American singer who won the fifth season of " American Idol ". Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for well over the span of a decade , during which he also released two independent albums . Upon winning " Idol ", he was signed to ___MASK11___ , under which his self - titled major label debut was released on December 12 , 2006 . " How Many Words " is the official second single by the singer - songwriter Blake Lewis , from his debut ___MASK82___ " A . D . D . ( Audio Day Dream )". The song was expected to be followed by " Know My Name ", and then " Without You ". However , due to being dropped by ___MASK11___ , " How Many Words " is the final single from his debut ___MASK82___ . He is expected to release a single from his second ___MASK82___ at the end of 2009 . The single was released to mainstream radio format on March 10 , 2008 . Also , an EP featuring remixes of the song was released onto iTunes on May 13 , 2008 . Lewis performed the song live on the March 6 , 2008 results show of the seventh season of " American Idol ". Kelly Brianne Clarkson ( born April 24 , ___MASK3___ ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress and author . She rose to fame in 2002 after winning the first season of " American Idol ", and has since been referred to as the " Original American Idol " and the " Queen of Covers ". She also became the runner - up of " World Idol " the following year . Signing with RCA Records , Clarkson released her debut single , " A Moment Like This ", which topped the " Billboard " Hot 100 chart and became the best - selling single of 2002 in the United States . Her debut studio ___MASK82___ , " Thankful " ( 2003 ), debuted at number one on the " Billboard " 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ). Its lead single , " Miss Independent ", was a top - ten hit in various nations .