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Kris Allen wins Idol
This article was published May 20, 2009 at 9:04 p.m.
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This photo provided by FOX shows, at left, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, right, with host Ryan Seacrest during American Idol on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
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Kris Allen, the crooner from Conway, was crowned this season's American Idol on Wednesday night, winning over San Diego singer Adam Lambert.
Although Lambert has been a judge's favorite, the contest was close. When he and Allen were declared the finalists last week, only 1 million votes separated the pair out of 88 million viewer votes.
According to DialIdol.com, a Web site that tracks phone call traffic on vote nights, the contest was too close to call. The site said it's the first time it couldn't predict a winner.
Host Ryan Seacrest said on Wednesday's finale that nearly 100 million votes were cast for the finalists. The 23-year-old Allen, a student from Conway, Ark., bested the 27-year-old Lambert, a theater actor from San Diego.
The two-hour finale included performances by the Black Eyed Peas, Cyndi Lauper, Carlos Santana and Rod Stewart. Lambert performed with Kiss and Allen dueted with Keith Urban.
Before the announcement, the two finalists dueted on "We are the Champions" with the surviving members of Queen.
Read tomorrow's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
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Information for this article was contributed by The Associated Press.
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