Kris Allen

The performances on American Idol’s finale kept coming. Last year’s winner Kris Allen performed his new single "The Truth" which appears on his self-titled debut album.

"The Truth" was written by Train front man Pat Monahan and producer Toby Gad. There are two versions of the song. The version of the album features Kris Allen singing the song by himself, whereas the the single version Kris is accompanied by Pat Monahan.

Lee Dewyze or Crystal Bowersox will be crowned the winner of tonight’s show. One unique thing about Dewyze and Bowersox being the finalist is they were both from the Chicago auditions. The Fox cameras even got footage of them sitting two from each other in the waiting line.

Lee Dewyze is an American singer and guitarist. He is from Mount Prospect, Illinois. Before he auditioned for American Idol Lee was a paint salesman. Prior to being on American Idol, Lee released two albums. On the show he has been one of the favorites to win the entire series. On Tuesday Lee sang "The Boxer" from Simon & Garfunkel, "Everybody Hurts" from R.E.M, and if Lee were to win the season his single would be "Beautiful Day" by U2.

Crystal Bowersox is an American singer-songwriter from Elliston, Ohio. She auditioned for American Idol in Chicago and sang "Piece of My Heart" Guest judge Shania Twain said that she had "raw natural talent". Crystal has constantly been told she is the one that the other contestants have to beat in order to win the show. Which may end up being true! On Tuesday Lee sang "Me and Bobby McGee" from Roger Miller, Black Velvet by Alannah Myles, and if Crystal were to win the season her single would be "Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)" by Patty Griffin.

Also on Wednesday night’s show was a celebration of Simon Cowell’s last night as judge on Idol.

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Crystal Bowersox

Mr. Snide showed a bit of his warm and fuzzy side during his final turn as an "Idol" maker last night.

As Simon Cowell ascended the stage of the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles for the season finale last night, he said, "I didn't know I was going to be this emotional" - though he fell short of shedding actual tears.

Much of the show turned out to be a rather lighthearted ego-stroke to Cowell, with no fewer than six video salutes to the man, profiling him as everything from a master of zingers to a minter of pan-global pop stars.

Almost coincidentally, the show also crowned a new "Idol."

Shy paint salesman Lee DeWyze came from behind to beat raspy-voiced Crystal Bowersox for this year's "Idol" title.

DeWyze actually showed more extravagant emotion than Simon, welling up when he won, thus hobbling his post-victory performance of U2's "Beautiful Day."

Surprise may have had something to do with his dramatic reaction.

The voters' choice contradicted every performance - and all of the judge's comments - from this year's final singoff the night before.

Bowersox had drawn lavish praise from the panel for all three of her performances, while a nervous-seeming DeWyze earned kudos mainly for past achievements - and for his sweet character - rather than for anything he sang.

The distance between Bowersox and DeWyze wasn't always so great.

While the 24-year-old single mother held the lead for much of the competition, she lost crucial steam in the last month.

During that stretch, DeWyze kept getting better and better reactions. Last week, Cowell all but crowned him the next winner.

Despite the back and forth between the two frontrunners, "Idol" failed to ignite its usual buzz this year.

For the first time since its early days, it fell from the No. 1 perch during several weeks, vanquished by "Dancing With the Stars."

The season also suffered the loss of loopy, but lovable, Paula Abdul, who came back last night to pay queenly tribute to King Simon.

Last night's finale also tried to earn back the core crowd's goodwill by gorging on guest stars.

They ranged from a regal looking Janet Jackson to Bret Michaels, making his first musical appearance since his near death experience, singing his old Poison hit "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." The latter performance gave the show another emotional moment.

Cowell's final words made sure to offer uplift as well. "The show will go on," he assured, because the real judge, he emphasized, "is you - the voters."

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Will Young

Will Young’s song “Leave Right Now” is about to go huge in the USA because it will be used for the American Idol finale. Therefore, he is doing all the promo rounds to get his name out there.

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Who Won American Idol 2010

So whom are you supporting tonight – Crystal Bowersox or Lee DeWyze? Watch Crystal Bowersox vs Lee DeWyze Top 2 American idol performances live stream on Fox at 8:00-9:00pm.

In today’s episode of Season 9, the final two contestants perform. In last episode, Casey James was eliminated.

In recent notes, Paula Abdul is likely return to finale with pop star Christina Aguilera.

Crystal Bowersox’s Fans went crazy and wished “Crystal Bowersox will win the title of the 2010 American Idol winner.”
In finale, each contestant will sing three songs.

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