AOL TV Gauges Fans' Feelings on American Idol

AOL’s pop culture news site, PopEater.com, plans to exclusively premiere the winning version of the debut single from this season finale of American Idol at midnight Wednesday May 20. The song, "No Boundaries" was written by American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, along with Cathy Dennis and Mitch Allen and produced by Eman, and was performed by both finalists, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, last night. The Idol winner will be announced live tonight on Fox.Meanwhile, AOL Television’s American Idol poll recently asked fans to vote on the best and worst of the season. Following are the findings:What was the best performance this season? Kris Allen, 'Ain't No Sunshine' 25% Anoop Desai, 'Always on My Mind' 2% Matt Giraud, 'Human Nature' 1% Danny Gokey, 'What Hurts the Most 15% Allison Iraheta, 'Papa Was a Rolling Stone' 9% Adam Lambert, 'Mad World 48% - WINNER What was the worst performance this season? Anoop Desai, 'Beat It' 8% Matt Giraud, 'Viva La Vida' 3% Danny Gokey, 'Dream On' 12% Megan Joy, 'Turn Your Lights Down Low' 37% - WINNER Scott MacIntyre, 'You Can't Hurry Love' 9% Nick Mitchell, 'And I Am Telling You' 31% Who was the most overrated contestant this season? Anoop Desai 8% Matt Giraud 9% Danny Gokey 12% Adam Lambert 20% Scott MacIntyre 22% Lil Rounds 28% - WINNER What did you think of Judge Kara DioGuardi? Great! She's brought refreshing change. 4,199 26% Awful. Back to the classic three-judge format! 7,255 44% - WINNER Just OK. She needs to be more insightful though. 4,875 30% Would you watch 'Idol' if Simon Cowell left? Yes, it's about the singing 19% No, he makes the show 49% - WINNER Maybe, if they found a good replacement. 32% Would you vote for an openly gay contestant? Yes, who cares about their personal lives. 59% - WINNER No, I think it's wrong. 13% Only if they're good … so it depends 29% How much does a contestant's life story affect your vote? A lot. You're voting for a person, not just a voice. 10% Somewhat, I can't help being affected. 26% Not at all. It's about the singing, period. 64% - WINNER What did you think of the judges' save? Brilliant idea. Hope it's back next year. 27% Horrible! Fire whoever thought of it. 27% It was OK, but they misused it. 45% - WINNER Who was the best mentor? Randy Travis 14% Smokey Robinson 25% Quentin Tarantino 9% Jamie Foxx 38% - WINNER Slash 14% What was the worst theme week? Grand Ole Opry 27% - Motown 6% Popular Downloads 13% 'Idol' at the Movies 1 12% Disco 35% - WINNER Classic Rock 6% The return of the wildcard format was ... Great. It saved some of my favorites. 45% -WINNER Stupid. It should be America's choice. 26% Just OK. 29% Which season had the hottest finalists? Season 8 37% - WINNER Season 7 16% Season 6 3% Season 5 12% Season 4 31% Season 1 2% Does winning 'Idol' matter anymore? Yes. Look at David Cook, Carrie Underwood, etc. 20% No. Look at Chris Daughtry, Jennifer Hudson, etc. 49% - WINNER I'm not sure. It matters for some, not for others. 4371 31% Who's your favorite non-winner 'Idol' alum? Total Votes Percentage David Archuleta 14% Melinda Doolittle 5% Elliott Yamin 6% Chris Daughtry 52% - WINNER Jennifer Hudson 14% Clay Aiken 1 9% Is 'American Idol' still exciting? Yes. I'm obsessed as ever. 70% - WINNER No. It's getting old. 12% Sort of, but this season was boring. 18%

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