JANUARY 8, 2011 FRONT PAGE POLITICS BUSINESS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT COMEDY SPORTS STYLE WORLD GREEN FOOD TRAVEL TECH LIVING HEALTH DIVORCE ARTS BOOKS RELIGION IMPACT EDUCATION COLLEGE NY LA CHICAGO DENVER BLOGS Michael Giltz Freelance writer and raconteur Posted: May 26, 2010 05:49 AM BIO Become a Fan Get Email Alerts Bloggers' Index 3 12 views 0 43Inspiring Funny Hot Scary Outrageous Amazing Weird CrazyIdol Season 9 Finale: Idol Jumps Shark What's Your Reaction: Read More: America Idol , Country , Crystal Bowersox , Ellen Degeneres , Kara DioGuardi , Lee Dewyze , Patty Griffin , Pop Music , R.E.M. , Randy Jackson , Reality TV , Rock , Ryan Seacrest , Simon Cowell , u2 , Entertainment News RESULTS SHOW: For the second year in a row, American Idol had a stunning upset as Lee Dewyze beat Crystal Bowersox to claim the American Idolcrown.</p><p> One of the strengths of Idol is that you don't need to win in order to launch a career -- see Jennifer Hudson, Clay Aiken, Daughtry and many others.</p><p> But with Simon leaving and both Adam Lambert andCrystal losing out to far less charismatic competitors,it's clear that American Idol has jumped the shark. (And this isn't sour grapes.</p><p> This year I voted for Crystal.</p><p> But last year I voted for Kris; I just didn't expect him to win and realize the danger the show faces when the final votes are out of whack with overwhelming expectations.) The results show was jammed with the usual superstars -- but no Bonnie Raitt.</p><p> Was that the first sign that everything wouldn't go swimmingly for Crystal? To an unusual degree, the superstar guests came off poorly.</p><p> Alice Cooper was forced to endure the least rocking version of "School's Out" ever recorded.</p><p> Siobhan Magnus and Aaron Kelly sang with two vocallyshaky Gibbs brothers.</p><p> Christina Aguilera had to postpone her tour but appeared (very briefly) on Idol .</p><p> Hall & Oates sounded okay but had some weird tempo changes and I don't think they ever looked at each other once.</p><p> Crystal traded some good vocal licks with Alanis Morissette on "You Oughta Know." Lots of former Idols popped in (though not David Cook) and -- hilariously -- we had a fond look back at all those Ford Fiesta ads.</p><p> Bret Michaels came straight from the hospital to duet with Casey James on "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." Lee sounded pretty good with Chicago on "25 or 6 to 4." Paula Abdul appeared for a drawn out goodbye to Simon clearly expecting a lot more applause and laugh lines at various moments.</p><p> Janet Jackson MOST POPULAR ON HUFFPOSTBIG NEWS: Celebrity Skin | Jersey Shore | Ellen Degeneres | Celebrity Body | Smarter Ideas | More...</p><p> LOG IN | SIGN UP SHARE THIS STORY Get Entertainment Alerts Email Comments 43 More Dead Birds, Fish Found Across The World Comments (2,819) Camille Grammer's Porn Past Comes Back To Haunt Her Comments (920) Elizabeth Edwards' Will Revealed Comments (593) Intestinal Parasites May Be Causing Your Energy Slump Comments (168) Rudeness Is A Neurotoxin Comments (82) Should The Leader Of The Free World Dress Like THIS? 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Then it was all over, with Lee almost fainting even before the results were announced and then stumbling through U2's "Beautiful Day." Hey, he's got a nice studio voice (as the judges might have said in years past) and who knows, maybe he's a terrific songwriter.</p><p> But Crystal is gonna pull a Clay Aiken on him and deliver the goods.</p><p> They can both flourish in their careers but there can be only one American Idol and toeveryone's surprise, it was Lee.</p><p> Do the results make you less likely to watch next season? Will you buy either of their albums? And who can replace Simon? PERFORMANCE SHOW: In what even ardent fans must admit was the least musically exciting, least dramatic finale in Idol history, Crystal Bowersox received nothing but praise and Lee Dewyze heard -- at best - polite mixed reviews for his performances.</p><p> Bowersox continues her march to the winner's circle by the biggest margin since Carrie Underwood was the odds-on favorite from the auditions to the finale.</p><p> Ofcourse, it's a new era where an artist is lucky to go platinum, so it'll be interesting to see what happenswith Crystal's career.</p><p> But barring any text-happy fans in Lee's hometown figuring out new ways to vote,Crystal will be the ninth American Idol.</p><p> It was an awkward night from the get-go, with Crystal goofily messing up her walk to the stage by dropping her mike, getting turned around, missing her mark and generally looking lovably unpolished.</p><p> Lee sort of strolled to the stage, like a kid on a backstage tour.</p><p> And that about summed it up.</p><p> Song #1 -- Lee chose to sing "The Boxer." My first thought was surely he could have picked a song where he triumphed more from earlier in the season.</p><p> But looking through the list of songs he's done, actually there aren't a lot of stand-out performances.</p><p> Maybe "Simple Man," but that was probably too recent.</p><p> He was ok, but not as good as his first time singing it.</p><p> Simon had the line of the night about his lack of passion: "That was a kiss on the cheek when I want a kiss on the lips." Crystal chose to sing "Me andBobby McGee." which maybe seemed a little too obvious.</p><p> So I looked over her songs and found four orfive she nailed and could have done instead.</p><p> But it's so clearly in her comfort zone, ultimately the choiceseemed right.</p><p> And she was good if not transcendent; certainly better than Lee.</p><p> The judges of course loved her.</p><p> Song #2 -- This was the song chosen by the producers of the show and they made two dreadful picks, which certainly didn't help.</p><p> Lee was given R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" which is a ballad (not a good combo after his first song), and has an extremely difficult, drawn-out melody that probably doesn't suit him.</p><p> If you've ever heard people massacre the tune in karaoke bars, you know how hard it is to sing.</p><p> Lee seemed lost in the meandering melody and never got into a groove.</p><p> The judges were as polite as theycould be, urging him to do better.</p><p> If you have to urge someone to do better in the finals, something'swrong.</p><p> Crystal was told to sing "Black Velvet," one of those tired Idol songs that has been done a thousand times.</p><p> Simon joked, "I'm almost allergic to that song." Crystal looked terrified as she tottered in high heels at the top of the stairs, looking down once and then twice before finally braving it and startingto walk down.</p><p> It's not a bluesy song so much as a faux bluesy song and Crystal did what she could do with it.</p><p> The judges raved.</p><p> Song #3 -- In a welcome switch, the contestants were given a classic tune to sing, rather than a bland new ballad.</p><p> Here's hoping this is an innovation they keep.</p><p> Lee was given U2's "Beautiful Day," a terrific rock song, if you can belt it out to the rafters.</p><p> Lee was dwarfed by the tune, a line I wrote down during hisperformance.</p><p> Kara echoed me by saying Lee was "swallowed up" by it, while all the judges tried to bepolite.</p><p> Crystal was given Patty Griffin's lovely Martin Luther King Jr. tribute "Up To The Mountain" to perform.</p><p> Exhale.</p><p> Finally, after a night of ho-hum moments, she hit one out of the park in a DVR-able moment that was absolutely great.</p><p> Just marvelous and a much needed reminder of why she was the clearwinner for months.</p><p> I was actually hoping they'd have Crystal and Lee duet on "Falling Slowly" again at the end of the show, which would have been a nice kicker and a good reflection of how no one was out for blood this season.</p><p> Instead, they had Will Young, the very first winner of Pop Idol, performing his song "Leave Right Now" to a montage of clips. 1 of 5 Dylan Ratigan Free Market Fraud Sen.</p><p> Jon Tester Tester Pushes to Reform Senate Rules With Greater Transparency, EfficiencyDON'T MISS HUFFPOST BLOGGERS HOT TRENDS TOP VIDEO PICKS Kourtney K.'s Stunning Bikini Bod 1 of 8 camille grammer lady gaga natalie portman pregnant raven- symone rebecca budig More Celebrity News at People.com More Celebrity News at Popeater.com Comments (3,193) History Channel Won't Show Katie Holmes Miniseries The Kennedys READ MORE Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo to Guest Star on Hawaii Five-0 READ MORE Lindsay Lohan's Post- Rehab Gift: a $25,000 Necklace READ MORE Lea Michele's Diva Behavior Strikes Again Petra Nemcova Engaged to British Actor Stephanie Seymour Caught Kissing Her Son?Comments 43 Pending Comments 0View FAQ 0 Fans Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi's Exotic...</p><p> Ryan Seacrest: Simon Cowell Was Jealous Of...</p><p> Camille Grammer's Porn Past Comes Back To...</p><p> Olivia Wilde Dons See-Through Bikini (PHOTOS)So, is there any doubt in your mind that Crystal Bowersox will be the next American Idol? 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MOST DISCUSSED RIGHT NOW HOT ON FACEBOOK HOT ON TWITTER Death & Dying CPAC Katie Holmes Harry Reid Wikileaks Pollster CES 2011 Twitter LA RestaurantsHUFFPOST'S BIG NEWS PAGES MORE BIG NEWS PAGES »Recency | Popularity Page: 1 2 Next › Last » (2 total) alanv25 11:35 PM on 5/27/2010PHOTOS: Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi's Exotic Vacation 169 Comments Natalie Portman: I Was 'Barely Eating' During 'Black Swan' 345 Comments Camille Grammer's Porn Past Comes Back To Haunt Her 919 Comments PHOTOS: Raven- Symone's Dramatic Weight Loss 477 Comments Bill Murray Crashes Stranger's Karaoke Party 62 Comments Ashton Kutcher: Training, Paranoid About Real Life 'End Of Days' 903 Comments Comments are closed for this entry View All 163 Fans 0 Fans 163 Fans 59 Fans 163 Fansperform once again, but there was also something for all ages.</p><p> Crystal is just amazing.</p><p> I'm from the Chicago area and was pulling for Lee until Tuesday night.</p><p> I think the main reason why he won isbecause the Chicago media has whooped it up for him so much in the past few weeks and all thosevotes from the large Chicago metro area were too much for small-town Crystal to overcome.</p><p> I can'twait to hear her first album.</p><p> Gonna disagree with you, Michael.</p><p> I thought it was a pretty great finale.</p><p> Took it personally as a great send off for Simon on his last season.</p><p> That's what the night was really all about for me andprobably a lot of other fans.</p><p> Crystal or Lee winning/lo sing was a very distant second.</p><p> For once, I thought the usually thick-as-a -plank AI producers did a pretty good job getting it all together.</p><p> Some great acts and they did very, very well, considerin g some of those folks are getting pretty far along, age-wise.</p><p> You don't really expect them to pop up looking/so unding like they did 30 years ago, did you? Bee Gees were great and a great quartet with Siobhan and Alex.</p><p> The weakest ones, jmho, were Chicago.</p><p> OUCH! Fun to see Alice Cooper! He sounded ok.</p><p> JoeCocker! Awesome! (He's gettin' on, too.) Janet did fine.</p><p> Christina Aguilera! LOVED what I guess isher new single off the new album, "You Lost Me".</p><p> Looking forward to that release.</p><p> Whatever.</p><p> Paula was back! Simon was so obviously pleased to see her.</p><p> He gave great farewell speech.</p><p> We all had fun.</p><p> It's over.</p><p> On to X Factor U.S.</p><p> Fall 2011!!!!! YAY! Good luck and God Speed, Simey! We hardly knew ye... :-) I've seen Alice Cooper in concert 5 of the last 7 years and his concerts rock! He is still releasing albums and touring nearly every year.</p><p> If you get a chance, check one of hisshows out.</p><p> Haha! I've never seen him perform "live", but we've run into him at Costco up inPhoenix a couple of times and my husband has run into him several times playinggolf at the Biltmore.</p><p> He's a very pleasant man.</p><p> Very sweet wife.</p><p> My husband hasclearer memories of the "back-in-t he-day" stuff.</p><p> He's older.</p><p> I do enjoy his music and performanc es myself, tho. :-) Thanks for commenting .</p><p> You're certainly right that it was all about Simon.</p><p> But plenty of classic acts sound great and not woozy, so no excuses for the ones that did, in my book.</p><p> Hah! Ok, fine, Michael, but I DID enjoy the Gibbs a lot more than Chicago, altho',after a second viewing they did sound a little better than I originally thought.Neener, neener... :-) BTW, are you going to be covering X Factor U.S. when it gets here?FOLLOW HUFFINGTON POST Permalink | Share it MiraMcB 03:19 PM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it alanv25 11:23 PM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it MiraMcB 01:54 PM on 5/28/2010 Permalink | Share it HUFFPOST BLOGGER Michael Giltz 08:04 AM on 5/28/2010 Permalink | Share it MiraMcB 01:55 PM on 5/28/2010 24 Fans 163 Fans 59 Fans 5 Fans 163 Fans 59 Fans 4 Fans FollowJanet Jackson was AMAZING and was captivatin g last night.</p><p> Not quite sure what you were watching.</p><p> She did sound like Michael, and with the new haircut, looked like him too.</p><p> But I couldn't take my eyes off the screen the entire time she was on stage.</p><p> She was the one and only performerthat had any impact, not to mention she looked absolutely FIERCE, and bless her, she wasamazing.</p><p> Yeah, loved seeing her.</p><p> Really great performanc es! And Janet definitely got the loudest applause from the audience in the arena.</p><p> So you're notalone.</p><p> I love Crystal and think her voice (and her in general) is amazing.</p><p> And that is why I am really gladthat she DIDN'T win last night.</p><p> Now she won't be forced into doing an album that the AI producerswant her to do and she can do things her way.</p><p> Winning AI has become a curse, other than KellyClarkson and Carrie Underwood non of the winners had any real success beyond maybe one song.Jennifer Hudsen, Clay Aiken and Chris Daughtry didn't win and I bet right now they are glad aboutthat.</p><p> Actually, if she is signed, and I'm pretty sure she will be, she will also be signing thru one ofFuller's companies and they WILL be guiding her along, as with any other Idol contestant .</p><p> Having said that, I'm sure they will try to give her as much leeway as possible so as to notinterfer with who she is as an artist.</p><p> You're right darc1818 AND miramcB.</p><p> Crystal will be signed by Fuller.</p><p> But because she's not the winner, she won't be rushed out as quickly and may very well have a better chance at taking a deep breath and doing it right.</p><p> Though for most Idolwinners (except Carrie) it's the second album where they come into their own orflounder.</p><p> I feel like I have just been given an amazing gift.</p><p> I have just had about 60 hours a year of my lifethat I would have spent watching future season of AI returned to me.</p><p> Of course, that can't give mePermalink | Share it Robert Wright 01:02 PM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it MiraMcB 03:20 PM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it HUFFPOST BLOGGER Michael Giltz 08:04 AM on 5/28/2010 Permalink | Share it darc1818 10:01 AM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it MiraMcB 03:22 PM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it HUFFPOST BLOGGER Michael Giltz 08:06 AM on 5/28/2010 Permalink | Share it Kelly Hopkins 08:44 AM on 5/27/201024 Fans 163 Fans 59 Fans 23 Fans 163 Fansback the 60 hours that was stolen this year.</p><p> Actually, I exaggerate .</p><p> I gave up watching the results shows and just checking on line.</p><p> The only bright thing about this season for me was Crystal.</p><p> And after she obliterate d Lee in the final, I was cautiously optimistic that maybe, just maybe, season 9 could be redeemed if the voting public made the right decision and showed us the title actually still means something.</p><p> Lee is a nice enough guy, but watching him and Crystal in the finale - no longer in competitio n - just went further to prove that Crystal is in a different league.</p><p> She rocked out with Alanis while Leefizzled with Chicago (admittedl y, the shows producers must be to blame for the WORST guest duet performanc e choice ever), and when Crystal and Lee were finally side by side (and then with Joe Cocker) it was blatantly obvious who owned the show.</p><p> Some people are calling audio fail, but I'mstill thinking Lee even forgot to sing one of his lines.Anyway, I really did think I was going to be pleasantly surprised.</p><p> And so was utterly speechlesswhen Lee was announced the winner.</p><p> Jumped the shark? Jumped the whole aquarium more like.</p><p> Oh, please, they stole nothing from you.</p><p> If you continued to tune in, you freely gave them your time.</p><p> It's so tedious to hear people complain about lost time when they keep tuning in,and keep tuning in, and keep tuning in.</p><p> And yes, Crystal was great last night.</p><p> And Lee was overwhelme d by the talant of Cocker and Bowersox during that performanc e.</p><p> He just didn't seem to be in the moment at all with that one.</p><p> And Crystal clearly understood WHO she was singing with, and seemed to enjoy it and appreciate it.</p><p> Yeah, LOL! I agree with you on all counts.</p><p> I don't think Lee must have had muchexposure to the likes of Joe during his younger years.</p><p> Hey, too bad, but that's ok, I guess.</p><p> I did appreciate Crystal's obvious appreciati on, tho. :-) There is a certain relief when you cut a TV show loose.</p><p> I remember doing that with ER after six seasons, only to discover my children had grown up and started walking andtalking and were in school.</p><p> It was nice to get to know them.</p><p> But you'll lose those 60 hoursagain in the fall of 2011 when The X Factor starts! Crystal got robbed.</p><p> The teeny-bopp er tweener girls again proved it's nothing more than a pre- pubesc ent popularity contest.</p><p> Lee is not nearly the same caliber as Crystal.</p><p> Lee has zero personalit y... never said one funny or clever thing all season -- just had a dopey aww shucks look...Crystal was solid from day one, + had many amazing moments.</p><p> Lee had a few decent weeks towards the end, but blew the final show + was nowhere near Crystal's league - she's the true artist of the two.</p><p> Either rigged or ignorant voting -- I'm done with this show, esp. w/no Simon.</p><p> Lee willfade into obscurity in a few years.*Crystal, quite simply, is the better singer -- she will be around decades from now.Permalink | Share it Robert Wright 01:11 PM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it MiraMcB 03:05 PM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it HUFFPOST BLOGGER Michael Giltz 08:08 AM on 5/28/2010 Permalink | Share it karmical 06:06 AM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it MiraMcB 03:07 PM on 5/27/201062 Fans 3 Fans 0 Fans 62 Fans 0 Fans 59 FansNaw.</p><p> I think it was just a very, very close race.</p><p> Two pretty evenly matched contestant s and the vagaries of audience taste and voting.</p><p> Who knows? Maybe some Crystal fans thought she was safe and didn't vote when they should have? Anyway, as you say, with no Simon,it's pretty much history now anyway.</p><p> Crystal will do fine.</p><p> It wasn't close....j ust look at Dial Idol.</p><p> Lee won b/c he has a Y chromosome .</p><p> Girl's can't win this show anymore even when they are VASTLY superior.</p><p> There are More Comments on this Thread.</p><p> Click Here To See them All Two pretty evenly matched contestant s? Really?? Anybody that really understand s music knows that you can go to a downtown bar in any big city and see dozens of guys who sing and perform as well, if not betterthan Lee.</p><p> Lee is nothing special.</p><p> AI is not based on talent..it 's a teeny bopper, popularity contest.</p><p> If it's based on talent, then AI and its fans have gotten thewinner wrong for at least the past two years now.</p><p> CRYSTAL CLEAR- LEE DEWYZE IS THE NEW AMERICAN IDOL! I think you mean the Worst American Idol ever.</p><p> HA HA HA HA ! With only 2% separating them to get into the finals and neither one ever appearing in thebottom three, it was always much closer than outsiders like me believed.</p><p> The same mayhave been true for Adam Lambert and Kris Allen.</p><p> I think next season the show would be smarter to mention tight voting more often so people know it's a horse race.</p><p> Carrie apparently won by a massive margin every week.</p><p> But if Lee and Crystal were neck andneck, they should have let us know weeks ago to create more suspense and keep peopleengaged.</p><p> It could change the results, too.Permalink | Share it progressivewithaP 06:05 PM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it JustBeingMe 10:04 AM on 5/29/2010 Permalink | Share it myJAGSrock 11:50 PM on 5/26/2010 Permalink | Share it progressivewithaP 06:05 PM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it myJAGSrock 11:45 PM on 5/26/2010 Permalink | Share it HUFFPOST BLOGGER Michael Giltz 06:03 AM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it62 Fans 62 Fans 8 Fans 6 Fans 59 Fans 163 Fans 6 FansMichael I don't think it was very close the last two shows of the season.</p><p> For the overall season it might have been close, but Lee definitely went ahead the last twoshows.</p><p> And by went ahead, I meant by votes not by performanc e lol.</p><p> I agree that this was not the most exciting season but from the start it was easy to see that Crystal, just like Adam Lambert, was the most talented of the group.</p><p> OK, there is noone that compares toAdam.</p><p> Lee may win since most of the people that vote are 12 - 17 years old, and they are lookingfor the cute guy and not the talent.</p><p> Crystal reminds me of the musicians in the 60's which will notgo well with kids these days.</p><p> I do hope Crystal will win.</p><p> Crystal won the night.</p><p> I think Lee will win the title.</p><p> Boring night.</p><p> I sure hope show is better Wednesday night.</p><p> You nailed it.</p><p> Meh.</p><p> Thus far, it has been a tepid season and last night was a very tepid Final.</p><p> Not a huge fan of either of these contestant s.</p><p> They are just ok.</p><p> Best of the worst for this year.</p><p> I think they are pretty evenly matched.</p><p> Lee's performanc es weren't that much off from Crystal's, particular ly in the first two songs.</p><p> I think the judges threw ole Lee under the bus, jmho.</p><p> But, hey! Gotta be a winner, right? Chances are slim I would buy either CD/downloa d.</p><p> Just not wowed by any of it, altho' the Falling Slowly duet was pretty good.One thing I don't care for is allowing contestant s to sing songs they've already performed on the show.</p><p> Boring and annoying.</p><p> It's the Final, for pete's sake.</p><p> Do something NEW.</p><p> Bottom line with these two: Haven't seen anything new from either of them for weeks.</p><p> Felt like leftover meatloaf to me.progressivewithaP 05:44 PM on 5/28/2010 Permalink | Share it progressivewithaP 05:45 PM on 5/28/2010 Permalink | Share it Dynamicpg 06:55 PM on 5/26/2010 Permalink | Share it anonimost 03:15 PM on 5/26/2010 Permalink | Share it HUFFPOST BLOGGER Michael Giltz 06:04 AM on 5/27/2010 Permalink | Share it MiraMcB 01:15 PM on 5/26/2010 Permalink | Share it anonimost 03:16 PM on 5/26/201022 Fans Follow 0 Fans 0 Fans 62 Fans 575 FansI agree.</p><p> Repeats are a huge turn off.</p><p> I'd rather hear one of their originals.</p><p> Just hope they sneak Bonnie Raitt into the show tonight so Crystal and Bonnie can sizzle on "Something to Talk About" as they announce their world tour! This deal was over months ago....: ) For what it's worth, Dial Idol says Lee will win.</p><p> As a fan of Lee's, I have to say that Lee just seemed really nervous and Crystal performed much better last night.</p><p> However, I don't think Crystal needs the Idol crown to make her mark in the industry.</p><p> Folks who like her and her music will support her career regardless of whether she wins tonight.</p><p> Lee, on the otherhand, would probably be helped by winning the Idol crown.</p><p> Lee won with the right crowd last week and it has carried him through to the title.</p><p> I love it that Crystal drove the bus over him on the way out though.</p><p> She was pretty amazing.</p><p> He played not tolose last night and it showed.</p><p> Idol has never been more than a popularity contest occasional ly impacted by talent.</p><p> Not at all fair but we should be used to that by now.</p><p> Nice!! 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