On Wednesday night, American Idol’s viewers and audience waited with baited breath for the winner to be announced. Finally, after a lot of efforts to draw the show out and keep the suspense in suspense, Kris Allen was announced the Idol winner.

The declaration came as a surprise because Adam Lambert has been a strong contender throughout and has enjoyed a lot of popularity with the judges and audience, alike. However the casting of 100 million votes decided Kris’s victory.

The two hour finale show saw the contestants singing duets with well-known recording artists. Allen paired up with renowned country singer Keith Urban, to sing “Kiss a Girl.” Danny Gokey, the third-runner up in Idol performed a medley with Lionel Richie. Alison Iraheta, sang "Time After Time" with Cyndi Lauper.

Lambert teamed up with rock band Kiss to give a stellar performance of their songs "Detroit Rock City" and "I Wanna Rock and Roll All Nite.” All thirteen finalists of Season 8 made an appearance on the show singing "Black Magic Woman" and "Smooth.” Finally, Kris and Lambert matched their vocals with Queen singing "We Are the Champions."

With the Season 8 finale crowning Kris Allen the victor, it remains to be seen whether his popularity would ensure sales of his debut album. Only a handful of previous Idol winners have enjoyed any major musical success.

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