Amaro wins US 'X Factor'

Simon Cowell's protege Melanie Amaro was crowned the first winner of the US 'X Factor' last night.

Amaro wins US 'X Factor'

Simon Cowell's protege Melanie Amaro was crowned the first winner of the US 'X Factor' last night.

The 19-year-old Sunrise, Florida native beat runner-up Josh Krajcik, 30 to take home the $5m (€3.8m) contract with Simon's record label SyCo and a role in a Pepsi Superbowl TV commercial and the media mogul revealed he was happy he changed his mind about sending her home at the Judges' Houses stage.

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