, Life After ‘Idol’ , Hot Topics Crystal Bowersox, a 24-year-old single mom from Ohio, was the clear front-runner for most of season 9, with such memorable performances as ‘People Get Ready’ (tear!), ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ and ‘Come to My Window.’ But in the end, she was defeated by another 24-year-old guitarist: Lee DeWyze, a paint salesman from Chicago.
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Crystal Bowersox on Breaking Up With Her Boyfriend and Predicting Lee’s Victory
Filed under: Features , Fans , Blogosphere Something Pitchy and a few good Twitter friends — professional ‘Idol’ news outlets and fans alike — will be live-blogging the ‘Idol’ finale tonight via Cover It Live.
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Live-Blogging the ‘American Idol’ Season 9 Finale
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MJ’s Take: The Final 2: It’s Crystal Bowersox in a Knockout
This is it! After months and months of competition, the field of hopefuls has been whittled down to Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze, each vying for the coveted title of the next ‘American Idol.’ The contestants performed three songs each during Tuesday night’s final performance show — a song of their own choice, a song selected by executive producer Simon Fuller and a song that will become the winner’s first single. Unfortunately, DeWyze’s vocals were inconsistent throughout the night. He fell in and out of tune, and he was even accused by the judges of not having enough energy.
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The Final Showdown: Crystal vs. Lee. Roll the Tape!
, Poll This season of ‘American Idol’ has been whittled down to a mother from Ohio and a former paint store worker. Lee and Crystal sure do make beautiful music together, but tonight the finale insisted they battle against each other to be the next ‘American Idol.’ As it’s a true fight to the finish, Lee put on his proverbial gloves to sing ‘The Boxer’ and Crystal pulled out her heels and ‘Black Velvet.’ Find out what they sang for each of their rounds after the jump
Filed under: Features Who will America choose? On Wednesday, ‘American Idol’ will crown its winner in the season 9 finale, which pits all-American Lee DeWyze against vocal powerhouse Crystal Bowersox. With the annual red carpet glamour kicking things off Wednesday (May 26, 6PM ET on Fox), the extravaganza will feature requisite group performances with the entire top 12, as well as duets, guest performances and a bevy of other acts that have yet to be revealed
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‘American Idol’ Season 9 Finale to Have "Something … for Everybody"
, Predictions Simon Cowell loves a good dark horse, and this season is clearly no exception.
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Simon Cowell Predicts Lee DeWyze Will Win ‘American Idol’
, Poll Each Idol sang two songs last night — one of their choosing and one chosen for them by the judges. Crystal Bowersox sang ‘Come To My Window’ by her favorite artist Melissa Etheridge .
, Blogosphere Lee DeWyze earned a place at the top of the trending topics on Twitter last night, but Crystal Bowersox again showed why she deserves a place in the finale. Unfortunately, baring a complete shocker, Casey James will probably go home
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Top 3 ‘Idol’ Performance Show Twitter Roundup
, Blogosphere ‘Idol’ went to the movies last night, giving each contestant the chance to sing a song from a film’s soundtrack. The best performances were by Crystal Bowersox doing ‘I’m Alright’ from ‘Caddyshack’ and Casey James doing ‘Mrs
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Top 4 Movie Week Performance Show Twitter Roundup
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