American Idol Winner: Lee DeWyze!
by Hilton Hater at .It was a slow, but steady rise to the top for Lee DeWyze.
But it all paid off tonight, as the laid back rocker with the sexy, scratchy voice was crowned season nine champion on American Idol!
DeWyze peaked at the ideal time, bringing the crowd and judges to their feet with his recent rendition of "Hallelujah" last week. He then carried that momentum into the finale and defeated a worthy competitor, Crystal Bowersox.
A choked-up DeWyze accepted Ryan Seacrest's congratulations after the announcement and proceeded to sing his cover of "Beautiful Day," which will soon hit radio stations around the country.
Relive Lee's Idol journey below...
Did Lee deserve to win?
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Comments (24 Total)
Yes ! Lee! You did it I really liked your crunchy voice rather than Crystals, even if you were a little bit pitchy here and there You deserve it Bro Congrats! I'm going get your album for free
The whole season of AI kinda sucked this year. Last year was the show's peak. It had all the original judges, and people tuned in each week to see what Adam was going to do. Love him or hate him, he was interesting. No one was interesting this season. Crytal's sound is dated. Lee's sound is current. It's the best the voters could do!
crystal should have won,it is not fair to give lee the crown,crystal is much better than lee.. He iis cold, has no Charisma. Any way crystal is going to make it bigger than Lee, look at chris and adam , adam is a supper star comparing to chris,lee is going to phase out just like taylor hicks. America get is wrong again, best of luck crystal. un-fair game always play twice, a lot ogf us are with, we are all in shock, but we will wait and see, you will rise above it, God be with you crystal;;;can't wait to buy your album. love you, love you crystal......................................
Crystal was not better than Lee.I couldn't stand her voice. Good luck to those that like her, BUT NOT for me. ooooh yuk
James it is not all the young girls. I am in my late 60's and I just loved Lee, so your remarks does not stack up. Lee is a humble guy, with attitude looks and a voice.