Trent Harmon Wins American Idol In The Show’s Final Season

Trent Harmon, a 25-year-old waiter from Mississippi, won American Idol in the momentous show’s series finale on Thursday night.

He beat out La’Porsha Renae in the second part of American Idol two-part finale, which marks the end of the show’s fifteen-season run.

Harmon debuted the original track — now his coronation single — “Falling” on the first installment on Wednesday night.

He is the last winner of a pop culture phenomenon that produced some of the larger names in pop music, including Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.