Jordin Sparks Wins American Idol
Labels: American Idol, Jordin SparksJordin Sparks was crowned the new American Idol on the hit Fox TV show last night, beating out fellow contestant Blake Lewis, 25. Lewis and Sparks performed the previous night, with Sparks singing Christina Aguilera's "Stronger" and Lewis belting out Jon Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name." Both singers also performed the custom-made ballad "This Is My Now," with the consensus being that the vocally strong Sparks outdelivered Lewis, whose style is marked by his beatboxing sound effects. The two-hour Wednesday night show, held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, included performances by Gwen Stefani, Bette Midler, Smokey Robinson, Tony Bennett, and former Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, among others.