Sanchez and Phillip Phillips, both had a big night on Wednesday. In addition to seeing their fellow top 12 contestants (and future tour mates) perform with the likes of Chaka Khan and Neil Diamond, they heard performances by some of the biggest names in music today – Rihanna, Reba McEntire, judge Jennifer Lopez.

They also shared the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE stage with legends: Phillip sang "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" and "Bad Moon Rising" with Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty. And Jessica performed "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" with original Dreamgirls star Jennifer Holliday. Both to impressive results.

And then there was that little business of announcing the new American Idol. Keep reading to find out who won ...

"After a record breaking 132 million votes," Seacrest said at the end of a two-hour broadcast, "the winner of American Idol season 11 is ... Phillip Phillips!"

As the top 12 crowded around him, the judges gave a standing ovation and last year's winner Scotty McCreery handed Phillip his trophy.  Then Phillip performed his new single, "Home." But as confetti fell, the former pawnshop employee got choked up and couldn't finish the song, opting to hug his parents and the judges instead.

沪江娱乐快讯：在上周举行的《美国偶像》决赛中，21岁的吉他手菲利普-菲利普斯(Phillip Phillips)战胜了年仅16岁的加州女歌手杰西卡-桑切斯(Jessica Sanchez)，最终胜出，成为2012年度美国偶像大赛的冠军。菲利普斯不仅成为连续第五位夺冠的男歌手，还为自己成功赢得了唱片合约。

在本场美国偶像大赛的决赛中，除了两位选手的精彩表演之外，蕾哈娜(Rihanna)、尼尔·戴蒙得(Neil Diamond)、瑞芭·麦肯泰尔(Reba McEntire)和评委詹妮弗·洛佩兹以及史密斯飞船乐队(Aerosmith)主唱史蒂文·泰勒都登台献艺。