Melanie Amaro accomplished the very difficult on the first season of The X Factor: the front-runner since day one, this talented singer maintained that status for months and went on to win the title last night.
And she still can't believe it.
"I felt as though I was hearing things, to be honest," Amaro told reporters today of when Steve Jones announced her at the winner. "I had to check my ear real quick. It shocked me a lot. It really did."
Melanie, of course, is now $5 million richer, a wild sum for anyone, let alone a young woman who didn't grow up with much.
"Life will change a lot," she says. "The most I have ever had before was $200, if I was lucky."
A piano teacher from Florida, Amaro says she'll purchase a new home for her mother with the winnings, along with a lifetime supply of chicken for herself. Seriously. ("I can't live without it. It's my favorite food.")
Overall, she just wants to give a shout-out to her fans.
"Thank you to all my supporters who've supported me and have been behind me since day one and believed in me when I didn't even have the heart to believe in myself," she says. "Even when I went home, you guys still pushed and sent all your love my way."
You're welcome, Melanie! Did do you think Amaro deserved to win?
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He?s gotta be one of the coolest bosses to work for, and Conan O?Brien proved his greatness once again with a superior secret Santa gift for one of his staffers.
The late night host called in a special favor to make his talent coordinator Ashley Olivia?s holiday extra special.
Given that Ms. Olivia is a huge Jon Hamm fan, Conan brought the ?Mad Men? actor to the show to sign a framed picture during Wednesday night?s episode.
As a side note, Hamm also hooked Ashley up with her favorite Women?s Vitamins because he ?noticed she was running low.?
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Don't panic, but you only have a few days left to find the perfect holiday gift. Yes, it can be daunting, and yes, it can drive you crazy, but we at MTV News are here to help. But instead of telling you what to buy this season, we asked some of your favorite stars at this year's annual Z100 Jingle Ball concert in New York to tell us what not to put on your holiday gift list.
"The worst gift you could give somebody is a gift that you got from them," Princeton from Mindless Behavior told MTV News.
Regifting is also a big no-no for Hot Chelle Rae's Nash Overstreet, who said, "[The worst gift] is a gift that you got that you didn't want, so you gave it to them."
Well, if Overstreet is looking to regift anything for his fellow bandmembers, it seems Ian Keaggy might have given him a not-so-subtle hint. "If you're a girl and you're looking for just a random guy gift," Keaggy said, "a safe bet perhaps [is] socks and boxers."
Big Time Rush's James Maslow agrees. "Cool, funky socks, or if it's really cold out and they're warm socks, that could be a good gift."
If you are planning on baking instead of buying for someone this holiday season, Gym Class Heroes' Travie McCoy says stay away from the fruitcake. "Fruitcake, it's the most disgusting, repulsive food ever," McCoy said. "Who decided to put gummy bears in bread?"
But what is the absolute worst thing you can give someone? Nothing at all. "The worst is when you forget to give a gift and they got you a gift," LMFAO's Redfoo said. "So no gift is the worst gift."
What is the one gift you should never give someone? Let us know in the comments.
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