American Idol timeline

Crystal Bowersox Performs 'Maybe I'm Amazed' on 'American Idol'

Ellen DeGeneres surprised Crystal Bowersox with a text message saying that she chose "Maybe I'm Amazed" by Paul McCartney for Crystal to sing.... Read more

Lee Dewyze Performs 'Everybody Hurts' on 'American Idol' Season Nine

After a tepid opening performance that left the "American Idol" judges less than impressed, Lee DeWyze bounced back with an inspired take on... Read more

Crystal Bowersox Performs 'Black Velvet' on 'American Idol' Season Nine

Simon Fuller picks Alannah Myles' hit Black Velvet for Crystal Bowersox. It's a smoky, bluesy number -- a pop song, for sure, but with allusions to... Read more

Crystal Bowersox Performs 'Up to the Mountain' on 'American Idol' Season Nine

Crystal's coronation song was Patty Griffin's Martin Luther King tribute "Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)," which Bowersox sang while strumming her... Read more

Lee DeWyze wins the Ninth Season of 'American Idol'

Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze sang, America voted, and American Idol crowned its ninth champion. After 14 weeks of competition and more then 500... Read more