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Donny Osmond tangos his way to TV trophy

By: Staff Writer

26/11/2009 1:00 AM | Comments: 0

NEW YORK -- Donny Osmond was declared the new champion of Dancing with Stars, taking home the show's mirror-ball trophy in the season finale of the ABC reality contest.

Osmond, the former teen pop star of the singing Osmond family, said Tuesday the show has been a highlight in a career of ups and downs.

"I did it!" Osmond exclaimed. He promptly rushed to the audience and plucked out his wife, Debbie, whom he carried across the stage.

Helping push Osmond over the top was his performance Tuesday: an Argentine tango, performed with his professional dancing partner, Kym Johnson. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba hailed it as "artistry in motion." It earned the top score of the final performances Tuesday.

Three celebrities made it to finale of the show's ninth season: Osmond, the singer Mya and Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of Ozzy Osbourne. The show picks a winner with a combination of judges' scores and viewer votes.

Mya entered as the favourite, having won the highest scores on Monday's show. Dancing with Dmitry Chaplin, she performed a jive.

The 30-year-old singer is most famous for collaborating on the Grammy-winning hit Lady Marmalade from the soundtrack of 2001's Moulin Rouge! A former tap dancer, she appeared in the Winnipeg-shot film Shall We Dance.

Osbourne was the first of the three eliminated. The 25-year-old was clearly moved and began crying after her last dance.

She thanked the audience and said she had "grown so much" during the show.

-- The Associated Press

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition November 26, 2009 D2

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