, Life After ‘Idol’ , Hot Topics That Lee DeWyze is one chatty dude. Sure, winning ‘American Idol’ is probably gonna put you in a good mood, but as he gave lengthy, well thought out answers about his past, present and future in a press conference call earlier today, one thing became clear: If the ‘AI’ producers want to know one thing they should improve upon next season, it’s giving viewers the chance to get to know the contestants a little better.

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, Life After ‘Idol’ , Hot Topics That Lee DeWyze is one chatty dude. Sure, winning ‘American Idol’ is probably gonna put you in a good mood, but as he gave lengthy, well thought out answers about his past, present and future in a press conference call earlier Friday, one thing became clear: If the ‘Idol’ producers want to know one thing they should improve upon next season, it’s giving viewers the chance to get to know the contestants a little better. In seasons past, we had a good feel for the contestants’ personalities, especially as the Top 12 got smaller and smaller and each singer got more screen time.

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Interview: ‘American Idol’ Winner Lee DeWyze — He Did It His Way

, News & Rumors After 17 weeks of ‘Idol’ performances, Lee DeWyze won ‘American Idol’ season 9 in the finale over Crystal Bowersox. Some fans may be mystified that DeWyze took the crown as the next ‘Idol,’ especially after his performances Tuesday night, where he often sang out of tune, looked uncomfortable onstage and mustered only a negligible amount of energy.

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, Hot Topics Tonight, former judge Paula Abdul — who left the show after last season — returned to ‘Idol’ to give departing judge Simon Cowell an official goodbye. Abdul joked a bit at the beginning, claiming the real reason she didn’t return as judge was a surprised pregnancy. “There’s a baby backstage with Simon’s haircut, and baby, it’s your turn to feed him,” she quipped to Cowell

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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

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!

, 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 .

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Poll: Which Top 3 Performer Deserves To Go Home?

, MJ’s Take Should we just give Lee DeWyze the crown now and be done with it? Seriously, who would have imagined, at the beginning of the ‘American Idol’ live shows, that Lee would be in a position where he could take it all? In every interview the judges gave before the season started, ‘American Idol’ season 9 was heralded as a girls’ year.

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MJ’s Take on the Top 3: Let’s Crown Lee DeWyze Now and Get it Over With

Filed under: Hot Topics The ninth season of ‘American Idol’ is finally drawing to a close, and for most viewers, questions abound. But while many people are wondering who will win this year, we’re still fixated on a much more important question: What are we going to do without Simon Cowell ? Cowell, of course, is leaving after next week’s finale, leaving a massive hole in ‘American Idol’ — and in our hearts.

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