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Scotty McCreery, whose deep, syrupy voice has been compared to that of Josh Turner, was crowned season 10's "American Idol" on tonight's (May 25) live finale.
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| American Idol finalists Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery |
Seventeen-year-old McCreery defeated fellow teenaged country singer Lauren Alaina, continuing the trend of male victories throughout the show's last four seasons. (Every winner since 2007 -- since season six "Idol" Jordin Sparks -- has been male.)
A record 122.4 million votes were cast following Tuesday's performance show, bringing the total votes for season 10 up to more than 730 million -- the highest number of votes for any "Idol" season.
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| Beyonce performs with the Top 12 girls |
"It's been a year now since Lauren and I tried out," McCreery told the crowd upon being crowned "American Idol," adding that the two have "stuck together." He continued: "I gotta thank the Lord first -- he got me here."
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| Lady Gaga perfomrs her new single 'The Edge of Glory' |
The Garner, North Carolina native clinched the "Idol" title with a performance of his debut single, "I Love You This Big," on
Tuesday's (May 24) show, in addition to renditions of Montgomery Gentry's "Gone" and George Strait's "Check Yes or No." McCreery returned to the "Idol" stage Wednesday alongside Tim McGraw, as the two performed McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying." Watch below.
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| Tom Jones performs with Idol contestant Casey Abrams |
The two-hour "American Idol" finale was, as usual, jam-packed with all-star performances and duets, including: Lady Gaga, Carrie Underwood (dueting with Lauren Alaina on "Before He Cheats"), U2's Bono and the Edge, Lil Jon with the surviving members of TLC, Steven Tyler, Marc Anthony with Jennifer Lopez, Tony Bennett, Judas Priest, and Tom Jones. Additionally, Beyonce took the stage to debut the piano-driven ballad "1+1," a new song from her forthcoming album "4."
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| Tim McGraw performs "Live Like You Were Dying" with Scotty McCreery |
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| TLC performs with the Top 12 girls |
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| Rob Halford performs with Idol contestant James Durbin |
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| Lauren Alaina, host Ryan Seacrest and Scotty McCreery |
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| The Top 12 contestants perform |
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| Steven Tyler performs on 'American Idol' |
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| Lauren Alania performs with 'American Idol' champ Carrie Underwood |
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| Jennifer Lopez performs with husband Marc Anthony |
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| Bono performs a song from 'Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark' with U2 |
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| Spiderman makes an appearance on the American Idol set |
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| Jack Black performs with Idol contestant Casey Abrams |
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| Idol contestant Haley Reinhart performs with Tony Bennett |
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| Beyonce performs 'Crazy in Love' with the top 12 girls |
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| Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina face the moment of truth |
Source: Billboard.com | Jillian Mapes, N.Y. | May 25, 2011 10:25 EDT | Photos courtesy of Getty
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