The 11th season of “American Idol” came to a conclusion on Wednesday, May 23 as Phillip Phillips was crowned the winner during the live two-hour season finale on Fox. Phillips, 21, from Leesburg, GA, received most of America’s world record-shattering 132 million votes – the highest number in the show’s history.
Phillips’s song “Home,” is now available for download exclusively on www.americanidol.com and iTunes.
The broadcast from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles featured performances by the reunited Top 12 finalists, as well as music superstars Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Neil Diamond and Chaka Khan. Also, in a series of special duets, John Fogerty joined Phillip Phillips; Jennifer Holliday sang with Jessica Sanchez; Season Three winner Fantasia performed with Joshua Ledet; Season Six winner Jordin Sparks accompanied Hollie Cavanagh; and Reba McEntire paired up with Skylar Laine.
I spoke with Jacob Lusk from Season 10 American Idol on the red carpet at the finale.
Check out the video below to see what he had to say about Idol, music and more.
For more information on Jacob Lusk: www.facebook.com/JLuskAI10 For more information American Idol: www.americanidol.com
