American Idol winner announced

A 17-year-old from Arizona yesterday became the youngest ever winner of American Idol, after viewers cast a record 74 million votes.

Jordin Sparks beat Blake Lewis, 25, to the top spot on the US’s most watched television show after the singer captured the hearts of viewers with her bubbly personality and big voice.

The two finalists embraced after host Ryan Seacrest announced the winner of the sixth season of the contest, with Sparks, dressed in a long, flowing gold gown, having difficulty catching her breath.

“Thank you so much for everything — Mom and Dad, I love you!” said the emotional teenager, who along with the American Idol title will receive a recording contract.

Backstage, Sparks could barely contain her excitement at joining the ranks of previous”Idol” winners.

“It just turned out pretty cool, I guess” she said, giggling.

Ms Sparks, who is from Glendale, Arizona, and is the daughter of a former National Football League player, Phillippi Sparks, started singing as a toddler and auditioned for American Idol as soon as she could after becoming eligible at the age of 16.

After the show singer Smokey Robinson said: “She sings so good it’s hard to believe that she’s 17. To sing like that you would have to have lived for a long time.”

View: American Idol Website
Source: TimesOnline

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