LEE DEWYZE WINS AMERICAN IDOL 9

Weehooo! After the nationwide vote, Ryan announced that Lee DeWyze is this season’s American Idol winner! Surprised? I’ll admit, I sort of was. While Lee pulled off some very impressive performances, I really thought Crystal had this in the bag. Just my thought lah.

Lee stumbled through his surprised speech before performing “Beautiful Day” to close out the season… and that about wraps it up, folks. Yet another unpredictable conclusion to another season of Idol. Woops!

You know, it was like one of the strangest seasons of “American Idol” came to a dramatic, and emotional, finish tonight as Lee DeWyze was named the winner of the nation’s biggest singing competition.

Lee, the Illinois paint store worker (was), who wowed Idol fans with his booming rocker growl and down-to-earth modesty, captured the “American Idol” Season 9 title over longtime season front-runner Crystal Bowersox, the cool, dreadlocked single mother with the raspy folk-rock voice. Feuw!

Lee looked stunned and got emotional as Idol host Ryan Seacrest revealed he won the tighter-than-expected contest. Looking like he was about to burst into tears, Lee gave Crystal a hug and told her that he loves her.

Then Lee grabbed a microphone to sing his victory song, “Beautiful Day,” as mounds of confetti streamed down from the ceiling above the stage inside the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Well, Congratulations Lee! You deserved it man.