And the winner is....
I have always favoured Adam Lambert and have always thought that he would be the next AI.
However, after the brilliant rendition by Kris Allen, Kanye West's Heartless, I switched my vote to him. I guess most of America did too...
Quoting from billboard.com...
Kris Allen
May 20, 2009 10:10 PM ET
Monica Herrera and Jessica Letkemann, N.Y.
Kris Allen was crowned the "American Idol" Season 8 champ on Wednesday night (May 20), after nearly 100 million vot
es declared the 23-year-old Conway, Arkansas native the winner over runner-up Adam Lambert. During the two hour-plus season finale, contestants were paired with veteran recording artists for duets. Allen broke out the guitar with Keith Urban to perform the country singer's "Kiss a Girl;" third runner-up Danny Gokey and Lionel Richie did a medley of "Hello," "Just Go," and "All Night Long;" Cyndi Lauper teamed up with fourth-place finisher Allison Iraheta on "Time After Time;" and Lambert joined the glam rock band KISS for a pyro-heavy take on "Detroit Rock City" and "I Wanna Rock and Roll All Nite." All thirteen contestants provided the vocals for Carlos Santana on "Black Magic Woman" and "Smooth," and Lambert and Allen performed "We Are the Champions" with the big surprise guest of the night, Queen. Allen's victory came as a surprise to "American Idol" followers, particularly those who frequent "American Idol" blogs and fansites. Between the two Season 8 finalists, Adam Lambert has topped Kris Allen in blog buzz by an average of about 51% since both singers made the Top 36 in Feburary, according to Nielsen BuzzMetrics. And while overall buzz for both has grown as the pool has narrowed, 16% more bloggers mentioned Adam Lambert instead of Kris Allen on May 19 after the final performances aired.
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