And the American Idol is.....

KRIS ALLEN!!! =D

Totally unexpected and shocking...! David slained Goliath =O

The winner, confetti and the finalists.

I feel Adam Lambert was kinda robbed of the crown tho.. given his amazing vocal chops and consistent performances.. However, Kris was the one who showed real growth all through out the whole competition, thus probably deserving the title more than Adam. And Kris just happened to be one of my favs =) Adam is an excellent singer, but his style and genre is just not my type of music..hehe. Go singer-songwriters!!! =P

To sum up, this season showcased the most diversed and talented contestants ever in Idol history. Now it's time to wait for the "rise" of the idol contestants. I'm definitely gonna keep an eye/ear for Allison, Matt and Kris' music. On Danny, really love his voice.. but not really sure what kinda music he'll make...so we shall wait and see! This gonna be exciting! =)

In a nutshell, my fav performances of this season are:

Kris Allen - Falling Slowly, Make You Feel My Love, Ain't No Sunshine, Heartless

Adam Lambert - Feeling Good, Track of My Tears

Allison Iraheta - Give in to Me, Someone to Watch Over Me

Matt Giraud - You Found Me, So Small

Danny Gokey - Come Rain or Come Shine, What Hurts the Most, September

Worst Performances:

"No Boundaries" by both Adam and Kris. No idea how Kara could come out with a song like dat.

(Update: Just heard both studio versions of the songs..and they're a 100 times better than the live ones! esp Kris' =P)

Now as we bid farewell to entertainment loaded Wed and Thurs nights, we can say hello to American Idle nights.