On the night Heredia vied for the title, thousands of Dominicans gathered in public plazas to watch her sing on huge TV screens, and then-President Leonel Fernandez urged Dominicans to vote for her.

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Reports said that the globally successful 19-year-old took a three-minute break after the on-stage fracas before returning to sing Boyfriend and then Baby.

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Well, if you're a singer, then you're going to go out and you're going to sing on the next show.

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But even then, it's more likely to make you stand up on your chair and sing than pull at your chin and cogitate.

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