In a star studded American Idol season finale there were some big names in music that performed with each Idol contestant.
The broadcast from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles also featured appearances by Queen Latifah, Jason Mraz, Keith Urban, Fergie, The Black Eyed Peas, Cyndi Lauper, Lionel Richie, KISS, Carlos Santana, Steve Martin, Rod Stewart and Queen.
Lambert and KISS rocked the house with a medley of “Beth,” “Detroit Rock City” and “Rock and Roll All Nite,” while Allen took the stage with Keith Urban to sing “Kiss a Girl.”
Third-place finisher
Danny Gokey performed “Hello,” “Just Go” and “All Night Long” with Lionel Richie, and
Allison Iraheta sang “Time After Time” with Cyndi Lauper. Finalists
Anoop Desai and Alexis Grace sang “I’m Yours” with Jason Mraz, while
Lil Rounds and Queen Latifah performed “Cue the Rain.”
Reunited for the first time, the Top 13 joined Carlos Santana for his hits “Black Magic Woman” and “Smooth.” The Top 5 girls joined Fergie on the chart-topping songs “Glamorous” and “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and The Black Eyed Peas performed “Boom Boom Pow.”
Rod Stewart joined the Top 8 guys on stage to perform a medley of “Hot Legs,” “Some Guys Have All the Luck,” “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy” and “Maggie May.” In addition, finalists Megan Joy and Michael Sarver performed “Pretty Flowers” with Steve Martin. To cap off the night, Allen and Lambert joined Queen in a show-stopping rendition of “We Are the Champions.”
David Cook presented Kris and Adam with a big suprise, 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrids! We also got a sneak peek at the final 4 music video titled "I Will Remember You."
