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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- James Durbin literally lit up the "American Idol" stage.

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"The one thing I was worried about was having a Pepsi moment," a hairsprayed Durbin revealed afterward, referencing Michael Jackson's noggin infamously catching on fire during the filming of a 1984 Pepsi commercial.

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