Before the results were announced on the season finale of “American Idol”, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert had a moment of musical camaraderie: They joined together with Queen’s original guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor on the rock anthem “We Are the Champions”.

The underdog, the dark horse, wins the nation over! Kris Allen, the 23-year-old college student from Conway, Arkansas beat theatrical powerhouse Adam Lambert in the season finale of “American Idol”.

Check out these videos of Kris Allen and Adam Lambert’s performance of “No Boundaries”. It was the final song that the two finalists sang on Tuesday, and left the final impression in the audience’s mind as everyone went off to dial or text their votes.

Adam Lambert and Kris Allen had their final showdown Tuesday night (May 19) at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. For his first song, Adam revisited “Mad World” by Tears For Fears, a song he sang during the earlier stage of the competition.

After Wednesday’s show, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert flipped a coin to decide position in next week’s much-anticipated sing-off. Kris won the toss — and Adam will sing first.

As expected, Adam Lambert’s performance was over the top on Tuesday’s American Idol (May 12). First, he sang U2’s One for his judge’s choice, picked by Simon. Bono told him it would be their pleasure for Adam to sing the song when Simon called to get permission.

The magazine has named Adam the most exciting “American Idol” contestant in years—and not just because he might be gay.

Doing Cry Baby from Janis Joplin, Slash says she has a natural rock n’ roll mannerism and swagger, but she needs to get past “the fear part.”

It’s “Rock Night” on “Idol,” with Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Saul Hudson (better known by the stage name Slash) serving as guest mentor.

There was no saving Matt Giraud this time. After a nationwide vote, the 23-year-old piano player from Kalamazoo, Michigan became the ninth finalist eliminated on American Idol. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert joined Matt in the bottom three.