Sanchez and Phillip Phillips, both had a big night on Wednesday. In addition to seeing their fellow top 12 contestants (and future tour mates) perform with the likes of Chaka Khan and Neil Diamond, they heard performances by some of the biggest names in music today – Rihanna, Reba McEntire, judge Jennifer Lopez.

They also shared the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE stage with legends: Phillip sang "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" and "Bad Moon Rising" with Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty. And Jessica performed "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" with original Dreamgirls star Jennifer Holliday. Both to impressive results.

And then there was that little business of announcing the new American Idol. Keep reading to find out who won ...

"After a record breaking 132 million votes," Seacrest said at the end of a two-hour broadcast, "the winner of American Idol season 11 is ... Phillip Phillips!"

As the top 12 crowded around him, the judges gave a standing ovation and last year's winner Scotty McCreery handed Phillip his trophy. ?Then Phillip performed his new single, "Home." But as confetti fell, the former pawnshop employee got choked up and couldn't finish the song, opting to hug his parents and the judges instead.

滬江娛樂快訊：在上周舉行的《美國偶像》決賽中，21歲的吉他手菲利普-菲利普斯(Phillip Phillips)戰(zhàn)勝了年僅16歲的加州女歌手杰西卡-桑切斯(Jessica Sanchez)，最終勝出，成為2012年度美國偶像大賽的冠軍。菲利普斯不僅成為連續(xù)第五位奪冠的男歌手，還為自己成功贏得了唱片合約。

在本場美國偶像大賽的決賽中，除了兩位選手的精彩表演之外，蕾哈娜(Rihanna)、尼爾·戴蒙得(Neil Diamond)、瑞芭·麥肯泰爾(Reba McEntire)和評委詹妮弗·洛佩茲以及史密斯飛船樂隊(duì)(Aerosmith)主唱史蒂文·泰勒都登臺獻(xiàn)藝。