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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: At the 'American Idol' Finale with Blake Lewis [Watch (HLS stream): At the 'American Idol' Finale with Blake Lewis](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/9EMARjnU.m3u8) (4:03)  _Published 2009-05-21. The 'American Idol' season 6 runner-up, chats up former finalists and beatboxes for the crowd on the red carpet at the season 8 finale_ --- Jul 27, 2023 1:09 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) ["American Idol" By the Numbers](/video/eOnT6UnN/) ### "American Idol" By the Numbers [WATCH: The Good, the Bad, and the 'Idol': Our Favorite 'American Idol' Moments From the Past 15 Seasons\!](/video/4bd9zCB4/) ### WATCH: The Good, the Bad, and the 'Idol': Our Favorite 'American Idol' Moments From the Past 15 Seasons! [American Idol](/video/Gt59ZYfi/) ### American Idol --- ## Transcript >> What is up, people? What's going on? You having fun in the sun? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> I'm doing interviews with TIME magazine so say hi for TIME. >> Hi, TIME. >> We're here at Nokia standing outside. Yes, yes. That's my name. That's my name. What's going-- what do you want from me? >> Beatboxing. >> TIME magazine, this is my boy Brandon Rogers. He's doing some fellow interviewing. How do you feel about last night? >> I thought it was pretty tight. It was-- >> Baby, how you doing, girl? >> I'm doing good, son. Yes. >> Well, that's good. >> Who did you vote for this year? >> I didn't-- I liked Allison. She was probably my favorite. >> Oh, okay. Cool. >> Now for the finale, I didn't vote this year. I just-- >> Okay. >> I didn't vote last year either but-- >> I don't know. I mean it's gonna be close again I think. >> I think it's gonna be close. >> See Indecision 2009. >> I thought that they're both good and at the end of the day, you know, 1 and 2 both get record deals. >> Exactly. Right? >> Hello? >> Here it is. >> I want Chris to win. >> You want Chris. >> I want Chris to win. I think Chris is gonna win. >> Okay. Saisha, tell me who you wanted to win? Who you think is gonna win and who do you wanted to win? >> Well, you never know who's going to win because you think your heart is set on one person and then all of a sudden it's like what. So I definitely like Chris' vibe. I think Adam's voice is like phenomenal. >> Right. >> It's ridiculous. >> Yes. >> And I share a lot with him because I know how it is, you know, do the whole, you know, theatre thing and I think that helps his performance tremendously. >> Definitely. Definitely it's easier. >> But for some reason I really, really gravitate towards Chris. I don't know. I just like his vibe. >> Okay. >> His vulnerability on stage and I think he has-- >> I like that. >> A lot of potential. >> I'm excited to watch Adam Lambert take the title. >> As am I. >> People, good people, good people of Los Angeles. How do you feel? Everybody scream. Yes. That's the easy one. A show of hands for Adam. And like a show of hands for Chris. It's time to get started. >> Hey, guys. >> What a night, right? >> How's it going? >> Oh, it felt so good, you know. I get to sing with Queen and with Kiss. I mean first or second it doesn't matter to me. I got to sing with 2 great heroic rock bands of mine and so-- >> Have you got any offers lately? >> A couple. Just a few here or there. My dream now is to make a really dope record, you know, as to do something, do something new, something to push the boundaries a little bit, push people's buttons, open people's minds up a little bit. And you know it's really, really, really cool about me and Chris being in the finals tonight is that we are seemingly so different, but we found a way to get along and find a common bond mostly through music but also just through talking and getting to know each other, and if there's anything that could come from this experience that I hope that all the fans out there can pick up is that even if you're really different, there's a way to get along with each other and it's enough. >> You know that he deserves just as much as I do. He's amazing, amazing performer, gifted, gifted guy and great like really just an amazing guy, and it was fun doing this with him. 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