acclimated the befalling to allocution about the accent of voting. “I accept it should be about as simple as voting for American Idol, and we’re alive on that.”
The aboriginal achievement of the night came from the adieu season’s Top 10, who sang “One Voice” by Barry Manilow. Over the advance of the song, they were gradually abutting by accomplished Idol winners and contestants, including Kellie Pickler, Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, Constantine Maroulis and others.
Idol host Ryan Seacrest absolved out assimilate the date one endure time, and anon afterwards he was abutting by Brian Middleman, who co-hosted the aboriginal division of the appearance alongside Seacrest but didn’t stick around. “Looks like afterwards tonight, you’re gonna be out of a job,” Dunkelman joked to Seacrest.
Seacrest again brought out division 15’s judges: Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban, who absolved out assimilate the Dolby Theatre date captivation hands.
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Finalists La’Porsha Renae and Trent Harmon again reprised Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini’s affiliation of “It Takes Two” by Marvin Gaye. Clarkson and Guarini performed the affiliation during the show’s aboriginal division finale. Renae and Harmon articulate abundant together, their choir aggregate actual well.
It was a night abounding of throwbacks and tributes. The aboriginal assortment kicked off with Kara Dioguardi, who was a adjudicator during seasons 8 and 9. She sang Pink’s “Sober” with Jordin Sparks and Tamyra Gray. Division 11’s Colton Dixon followed by singing his song “Through All Of It.” Sparks performed her hit song “No Air,” with Justin Guarini accomplishing the Chris Brown part. Division 2’s Kimberley Locke sang “8th World Wonder,” which led into Guarini, Sparks and Gray singing “Girl Crush” by Little Big Town. Division 8’s Allison Iraheta aswell joined, singing Meghan Trainor’s “No,” which angry into a mashup with Larry Pratt’s iconic “Pants On The Ground” audition. Division 10’s Pia Toscano, whose aboriginal abolishment abashed board Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Lopez at the time, alternate to sing “All By Myself” by Celine Dion.
As Seacrest explained, Clarkson was clumsy to be at the reside afterpiece accident because she is about to accept her baby. But she filmed a assortment of her own hits advanced of time. The achievement included locations of “Miss Independent,” “Breakaway,” “Since U Been Gone,” “Because Of You,” “Walk Away,” “My Life Would Suck After You”, “Already Gone,” “Stronger” and “Invincible,” highlighting just how abounding hit singles she has had over the years. It concluded with an acapella achievement of “A Moment Like This.”
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Idol’s rockers again came to the date for a bedrock ‘n’ cycle medley. The rocker achievement featured division 4’s runner-up Bo Bice, Maroulis, division 13’s champ Caleb Johnson, division 10’s James Durbin and division 5’s Chris Daughtry.
Urban again took the date with the appropriate bedfellow they’ve been affliction all week: Division four champ Carrie Underwood. They sang “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” and it was one of the best performances of the night. Fittingly, they were followed by a country assortment featuring Diana Degarmo, Skylar Laine, Kree Harrison, Bucky Covington, Ace Young, Lauren Alaina, Kelly Pickler, Scotty McCreery and Maroulis.
Connick again paid accolade to the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music in New Orleans, singing a affiliation of “What A Wonderful World” with one of the center’s adolescent students, Marley Fletcher.
Their affective achievement was followed by absolutely the calendar of ability ballads. Casey James and McPhee sang “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum. Division 7’s Carly Smithson sang “Here You Come Again.” Division two runner-up Clay Aiken sang John Denver’s “Annie’s Song.” Division two champ Ruben Studdard teamed up with Amber Holcomb to sing “Here, There And Everywhere” by The Beatles, and division 11’s Jessica Sanchez hit some absorbing top addendum on “The Prayer.”
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Lopez again debuted her new individual “Ain’t Your Mama,” which she teased on Twitter beforehand in the week. She aswell performed “Let’s Get Loud,” giving a little aftertaste of what her Las Vegas address performances accept been like.
LaToya London, Fantasia Barrino and Jennifer Hudson reunited for a beauteous acapella achievement of “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Hudson again performed her song from Empire, “Remember The Music.” Brandon Rogers, Clark Beckham, Danny Gokey, George Huff and Elliott Yamin aswell alternate to the Idol istage. Fantasia did a abandoned achievement of her individual “Ugly,” and again London came aback out to sing with Taylor Hicks. Joshua Ledet from division 11 again sang “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World.” Division 12 champ Candice Glover and division 6’s Melinda Doolittle abutting the date to abutting out the medley.
Past winners Phillip Phillips, Lee Dewyze, David Cook, Nick Fradiani and Kris Allen again paid accolade to David Bowie.
After a video montage of some of the best Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson moments from the aboriginal years, aboriginal board Abdul and Jackson came to the date after Cowell. Abdul and Jackson presented Seacrest with a behemothic American Idol logo to account the actuality that he is the alone being who has backward about all 15 seasons. Cowell again afraid the others by cheating up abaft them. He jokingly asked Abdul to apologize for how beggarly she had been to contestants during their run. “Thank you, America, for agreeable us into your homes,” Cowell said. “Without the fans, there would be no show.”
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William Hung aswell afraid the admirers by reprising a achievement of “She Bangs.”
After a attending aback at all the sponsored Ford videos through the seasons, Underwood alternate to the date to accomplish “Something In The Water,” which she will be singing on her accessible tour.
It was assuredly time for Seacrest to acme the winner. Afterwards the civic vote, Trent Harmon became the 15th and final American Idol. He performed the individual he debuted endure night, “Falling.” This time, he performed it as the adieu division champion.
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