Headline PH: 'American Idol' finale is a Bowersox lovefest

LOS ANGELES – The final competition of this season's "American Idol" was a lovefest, with Crystal Bowersox getting a big share of the affection Tuesday.

Bowersox sparkled in each of her three song performances, while competitor Lee DeWyze drew praise from the show's judges for his spirit and voice but fell short, they signaled, of living up to his potential.

The winner, based on viewer votes, will be announced on Wednesday's two-hour finale airing 8 p.m. EDT on Fox.

"You took that song and you absolutely nailed it," Simon Cowell said of Bowersox's rendition of "Black Velvet," a song he said he's normally "allergic" to because it gets murdered.

Before he could heap praise on the dreadlocked singer with the Janis Joplinesque voice for her final song, a soulful "Up to the Mountain," Bowersox jumped in with a comment for Cowell, who's leaving the top-rated series.

"You've been amazing this season," she said, thanking him for his criticism and help and, in a charming moment, wishing the highly paid record and TV producer good luck "on your future endeavors."

Cowell, known for his barbs and not for sentiment, kept his cool as he acknowledged the tribute.

"Since this is becoming a bit of a lovefest tonight, I thought that was by far the best performance and the song of the night," he told Bowersox. "And since this is going to be the final critique I'm ever gonna give, I would just like to say that was outstanding."

Kara DioGuardi told Bowersox, 24, of Toledo, Ohio, that she showed "fire in her belly" with her performance of Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee," and Ellen DeGeneres called her "compelling" on stage.

By LYNN ELBER,
AP Television Writer

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