'Idols' Sing for Katrina Victims
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"American Idol" (search) winner Carrie Underwood, along with runner-up Bo Bice and the other eight "Idol" finalists closed their summer concert tour with a benefit for Hurricane Katrina (search) relief.
The American Red Cross (search) will benefit from Sunday's sold-out crowd of 6,000 that paid $35 to $45 for a seat at the War Memorial at Oncenter, as the "Idols" wound up a tour of 43 cities in 62 days.
"It's a very happy thing that we're doing to help people," Underwood said. "When (executive producer) Simon Fuller suggested the idea of putting on a special charity concert to help those in need, I and all the "Idols" on tour were happy to help."
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Underwood, of Checotah, Okla., said she would donate the revenues from her merchandise sales at the benefit concert to the Humane Society of the United States to help pets stranded in the hurricane region.