'American Idol’ 2023 crown its winner

American singing competition TV show ‘American Idol’ has officially crowned its winner after finalists Iam Tongi, Megan Danielle and Colin Stough battled it out one last time to win the votes.

After all the votes, America crowned Tongi as their new Idol following performances onstage that included ‘Making Memories of Us’, ‘Cool Down’, ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ and ‘Don’t Let Go’.

Danielle also took the stage to perform songs like ‘God Whispered Your Name’, ‘Faithfully’, and ‘Dream Girl’.

Stough placed in third place after performing ‘Stupid Boy’ and ‘Either Way’. Throughout the night, the stage of American Idol was graced by many stars. Pitbull and Lil Jon were joined by the Top 12 contestants for ‘Give Me Everything’ and ‘Jumpin’.

James Blunt and Iam Tongi performed ‘Monsters’ while Ellie Goulding and ‘Tyson Venegas’ sang ‘Miracle’ and ‘Burn’. ‘Lauren Daigle and finalist Megan Danielle’ performed ‘These Are the Days’ and ‘Thank God I Do’.

Luke Bryan performed solo ‘But I Got a Beer in My Hand’ and was joined by Colin Stough for ‘Slow Hand’. Jasmine Sullivan and Wé Ani did ‘Bust Your Windows’ and Lainey Wilson, Marybeth Byrd, and Warren Peay performed ‘Heart Like a Truck’.

Tongi will make an appearance on Good Morning America on Tuesday, May 23 at 8 a.m. ET on ABC where he will be interviewed alongside runner-up Danielle.