Who will be crowned as the next American Idol? The votes have been counted and the results are also in! 132 MILLION votes came in last night, according to Nigel Lythgoe. That tops last year’s finale total of 120 million. Join us for the live results of American Idol Season 11 Top 2 Finale Live Results Show!

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Highlights of the show:

  • Jessica Sanchez and Jennifer Holliday to perform “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going.” John Fogerty duet with Phillip Phillips.
  • Duet performance from Fantasia and Joshua Ledet.
  • Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks will perform a Broadway show tune with Hollie Cavanagh.
  • Kristin Chenoweth will perform with Jessica Sanchez on Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand‘s ”Enough is Enough.”
  • The female contestants will pay homage to the late Donna Summer with Gloria Gaynor, Thelma Houston and Gladys Knight joined by Nelly Furtado, Sheila E., and Jennifer Holliday.
  • Male contestants will pay homage to the late Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees.

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  • The show has just started! Opening number from the Top 12 contestants. Performing a Bruno Mar’s song “Runaway Baby”.
  • The Top 2 finalists Jessica and Phillip on stage.
  • John Fogerty duet with Phillip Phillips.
  • Joshua Ledet and Fantasia performs “Take Me To The Pilot”.
  • Musical Performance – The Ladies of the Top 12 with Chaka Khan.
  • Rihanna performing “Where Have You Been” on stage woohoo!
  • Skylar Laine performing on stage with Reba.
  • Jessica Sanchez singing “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.
  • Top 12 male finalists singing “We’re Coming to America” with Neil Diamond.
  • The finalists sing the Phonebook
  • Jennifer Lopez performing on Idol stage!
  • Diana DeGarmo & Ace Young on the Idol Finale stage! A wedding proposal!
  • Hollie Cavanagh & Jordin Sparks singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone”
  • Top 12 male finalists pays tribute to the late Robin Gibb of Bee Gees.
  • Jessica Sanchez and Jennifer Holliday performs “And I Am Telling You”
  • Aerosmith on stage!
  • Jessica and Phillips performing on stage. The final results in a few minutes!

The Final Results of American Idol 2012:

Winner – Phillip Phillips

Second Place – Jessica Sanchez

Joshua Ledet and Fantasia performance on American Idol 11 Finale night.