American Idol 11: Finale Results Show

For the last time, here's the last results show that I'll cover for this season. That was really fast no? Anyway, I will live blog the results show so keep refreshing the blog for updates! I'm hoping for an interesting Finale show and a favorable results at that.

While you're at it, here's my REVIEW and PREDICTION blog post. 

Results after the jump!

Now, as for some observations and comments on the results show..

• 132 million votes!
• They opened with Bruno Mars' Runaway Baby, something Joshua Ledet covered this season. Nice to hear everyone from the top 12 (of course minus Jermaine) again.
• Joshua Ledet's little choreography failed. Haha.
• I admit, I love the cheese feet group performances!!
• FOGERTY. That is all.   
• John Fogerty is a great duet partner! He isn't showboating like Mary J. Blige did with Elliott Yamin in Season 5 Finale.
• Nice funny little video package about the judges and how "important" they are to the show. Haha.
• Mantasia and Fantasia!! 
• Say what you want, but I just love Fantasia Barrino!  
• I just want to point out though that Fantasia wearing a tight, sparkly black and red jumpsuit with sheer panels on the sides of the legs and overall looking like a crazy woman is epic! Thank goodness this woman exists in the world.
• Jimmy Iovine's package is hyterical!
• The Top 6 Girls!! 
• Umm, who let Shannon Migrane back? Haha. I'm kidding, of course.  
• Chaka Khan and her catsuit. What's up with these outfits?
• NOTE: BODYSUITS DO NOT FLATTER WOMEN WITH FAT ROLLS AND MASSIVE HIPS! 
• If they watched last year's Finale, Phillip and Jessica's guests should not be surprised at getting cars. Gawd!
• Phillip getting a car even though he was only in like one commercial. Like a boss.
• Can Jessica even allowed to drive yet?
• RIHANNA! Where have you been? 
• Her gasping notwithstanding, I find Rihanna's performance incredibly entertaining. It helps that her song exceedingly catchy. Just saying. 
• Skylar and Reba! This is fun and awesome! 
• Wait, why are they asking Jessica to reprise I Will Always Love You? Strange.
• The Top 6 Guys sining a Neil Diamond medley! 
• Neil Diamond you can pop out any time.
• Seriously, does Nigel just find guest performers based off who he listened to at his prom? OLD.
• I wonder, when they're booking guests for the Finale, if the producers are like, "Yeah, f**in' NEIL DIAMOND, man! He rocks!" 
• OH MY GOD! They're literally singing the phonebook! That was ridiculously amazing! Possibly one of the best things the show has EVER DONE this season.
• Ryan Seacrest to Randy Jackson, "Get some new material". Thank you! 
• Dear Jennifer Lopez, you already performed earlier this season. Please make room for any one who could actually sing live. 
• I love how Jennifer has to lip sync for songs that aren't even vocally challenging. At all. 
• I love CHEESE, but that wedding proposal (Ace Young to Diana DeGarmo) is just too much.  
• Hollie Cavanagh and Jordin Sparks duet is quite stunning.  
• Boys singing BeeGees medley. Too much Colton Dixon. Sorry. 
• Jennifer Holiday and Jessica Sanchez singing And I Am Telling You. I died. 
• My jaw dropped, and then I died, and then I got scared a little, and then I cried. Haha. 
• Oh, and I just realized. Whenever somebody exits a room without my explicit permission, I will sing that song. Can't. Even.
• It's Aerosmith. That's all. Haha.
• Steven Tyler's perfromance is done and yet, I still can't get over the EPICTACULAR duet of Holiday and Sanchez. 
• Can't even type!
• Jessica and Phillip are singing together. 
•  .. and the winner is Phillip Phillips!