, 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

, 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

, Hot Topics Many compete, but each year, only one person can be the winner of ‘American Idol.’ And in the season 9 finale, past ‘American Idol’ winners (except David Cook) crowded the stage to pay tribute to departing judge Simon Cowell. Now, of course, Lee DeWyze joins their ranks as the winner of ‘American Idol’ season 9 .

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‘American Idol’ Winners: Seasons 1-8

, Life After ‘Idol’ Season 7 finalist Brooke White and ‘If I Can Dream’ wannabe musician Justin Gaston will perform a duet on this week’s ‘Idol’ results show, EW.com reports. Though it is unknown what song the duo will perform, they were shown rehearsing on Gaston’s show, a 24-hour reality web series by ‘Idol’-creator Simon Fuller . Gaston and five other young people, including ex-Season 9 Idol Alex Lambert , live together in a house full of cameras as they pursue their goals in acting, modeling and music.

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Brooke White, Justin Gaston to Duet on This Week’s ‘Idol’ Results Show

, Life After ‘Idol’ Well, season 6 contestant Stephanie Edwards now has at least one hit on her record. (Sorry.) The 22-year old was arrested in Savannah, Ga. Monday night after brawling with another woman, according to TMZ

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Season 6 ‘American Idol’ Contestant Stephanie Edwards Arrested for Fighting

, Music , Life After ‘Idol’ Season 2 ‘American Idol’ contestant Kimberley Locke is getting down and disco on her new single, the stripped-down but dance-y ‘Strobe Light.’ Since finishing in third place behind Clay Aiken and winner Ruben Studdard, Locke released an album, “One Love,” in 2004 which produced the smooth, falling-in-love jam, “8th World Wonder.” She released another album and a Christmas album, both in 2007. Her song, ” Band of Gold ” made it onto the soundtrack for Tyler Perry’s film Why Did I Get Married?’

Filed under: Features We’re teaming with Vote for the Worst to name the 12 worst ‘American Idol’ finalists ever. Check back next week to see their pick for number 9

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Worst ‘American Idol’ Finalists Ever — #10: Haley Scarnato

, Life After ‘Idol’ She didn’t win the crown, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t ‘Idol’ royalty. Paris ‘Princess P’ Bennett was just 16 years old when she auditioned for season 5 of ‘American Idol.’ The tiny R&B singer wowed the judges with her big voice on songs like ‘Fever’ and ‘Be Without You,’ finishing fifth on the season that gave America acts like Daughtry — ultimately proving that you don’t need to win ‘Idol’ to be successful. Since appearing on the show, the 21-year-old has released two albums, 2007′s soul-pop and R&B-heavy ‘Princess P’ and 2008′s Christmas album ‘A Royal Christmas.’ She’s also been active in theater, performing in ‘Rent’ in Minneapolis (she was in the ensemble and also understudied the part of Mimi) with her mother, former Sounds of Blackness vocalist Jamecia Venzett Bennett

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Paris Bennett on ‘Rent,’ This Season’s Teenagers and Her New Jazz Album

, Music , Life After ‘Idol’ We Are The Fallen , a goth-inspired rock band featuring season 7 ‘Idol’ alum Carly Smithson on vocals, premieres the music video for its first single, ‘Bury Me Alive,’ today. The band, with Smithson backed by a mix of ex- Evanescence members, will debut its first album later this year on Universal Records. We Are The Fallen will also tour with Finnish rock stalwarts H.I.M.

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Season 7 ‘Idol’ Carly Smithson’s Band, We Are The Fallen, Premieres First Video

, Life After ‘Idol’ It’s possible that those hoping for a renewal of the Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell tension on Cowell’s new show, ‘The X Factor,’ are about to be straight-up disappointed.

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Paula Abdul in Talks to Host and Judge ‘Star Search’ Reboot