Season nine of American Idol on Fox concluded with Lee DeWyze, 23 years old from Mount Prospect IL, as the winner. He was paired up with Crystal Bowersox in the season finale.
For the last round of competition DeWyze sang "The Boxer", "Everybody Hurts" and "Beautiful Day".
Ellen DeGeneres joined the panel of judges for season nine, which was also the last season for Simon Cowell.
Voted out of the final 12:
Crystal Bowersox - 24 yrs old from Elliston, OH
Casey James - 27 yrs old from Fort Worth, TX
Michael Lynche - 26 yrs old from Astoria, NY
Aaron Kelly - 16 yrs old from Sonestown, PA
Siobhan Magnus - 19 yrs old from Barnstable, MA
Tim Urban - 20 yrs old from Duncanville, TX
Katie Stevens - 17 yrs old from Middlebury, CT
Andrew Garcia - 24 yrs old from Moreno Valley, CA
Didi Benami - 23 yrs old from Hollywood, CA
Paige Miles - 24 yrs old from Cypress, TX
Lacey Brown - 24 yrs old from Amarillo, TX
Eliminated in the third round:
Katelyn Epperly - 19 yrs old from West Des Moines, IA
Lilly Scott - 20 yrs old from Littleton, CO
Alex Lambert - 19 yrs old from North Richland Hills, TX