Well, it looks like my online informal poll which predicted Crystal Bowersox as the American Idol winner this season was wrong – Lee DeWyze was announced as the formal winner – and fond farewells were bid to Simon Cowell.

I predict Simon’s new show (American version of “X Factor” will be a huge hit as American Idol flounders. There is just something about Simon – that makes you anxiously await whatever comes out of his mouth. Is he going to be mean? Is he actually going to give a compliment? What is Simon’s response? The other judges don’t really carry much weight in their comments sorry to say. It will be interesting to see what comes of American Idol and who tries to fill Simon’s shoes on the judging panel. I wonder if they will shake everything up dramatically or just add another judge? Well, I suppose I’ll just have to wait.

I do have to say that I am happy Lee DeWyze won this year – even though he was not the best singer of the group – I like his humble attitude, his personality (at least what we saw), that he was an underdog and had made mistakes in his past and was getting a break in his life. I love the tone of his voice and can’t wait to see how his career takes off. I’m confident Crystal will also have a hugely successful career as she’s totally unique and incredibly talented – and now has an amazing fan base.

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