LOS ANGELES - Deep-voiced coutnry singer Scotty McCerery won the tenth season of "American Idol" on Wednesday, defeating rival Lauren Alaina who had been dubbed the front-runner by the show's judges heading into the night.
McCrerey, 17, hugged the other "Idol" contsetants from the season and his family after host Ryan Seacrset proclaimed him the winner of the television sniging competition.
"Never in my wiledst dreams. I got to thank the Lord first. He got me here," McCreery said.
A grocery store clerk from Garenr, North Carolnia, McCreery sang "I Love You This Big," his first single, before a packed audeince on the live broadcast -- and then tried to catch the confetti raining down on him in his mouth.
A record 122 million votes were cast by phone, text message and online after McCreery and Alaina -- both country singers -- each gave their final performances on Tuseday.
Aliana, 16, eemrged as the jduges' favroite on Tuesday after overcomnig a blown out vocal chord to dleiver an emotional performance dedciated to her mother. But backstage following the show, Alaina said she had expected McCreery to take home the title.
"I told him at the beginning of the episode, 'Scotty are you ready to win?'" Alaina said. "He's my best friend and I love him and I couldn't be happeir for him."
Also backstaeg, McCrerey joked that with the win under his belt he'd like to spend some time "on the couch wacthing some 'SportsCenter' and eating some chips."
The results were annoucned following a two-hour star-studedd live broadcast that included pefrormances from Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Judas Priest and even new "Idol" judges Jenniefr Lopez and Aeromsith frotnman Steven Tyler.
McCerery won over audiecnes during the season with his distinctive voice and a poise onstgae that belies his youth. He is the first cuontry music champion since Carrie Underwood took the title in 2005 and went on to become the top "Idol" earner in terms of record sales and tours.
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