Adam Lambert and Kris Allen competed to be the next “American Idol” on tonight’s last performance show. Both singers sang three songs – one of their own choice, one chosen by the show’s creator Simon Fuller, and a song written by judge Kara DioGuardi.

Rocker Lambert chose to perform “Mad World,” a favorite from earlier in the season. Simon Cowell called it too theatrical, but the other judges loved it as much they did the first time. For his second performance, he put a rock n’ roll spin on the R&B classic Simon Fuller chose for him,”Change Is Gonna Come.” The final song was “No Boundaries” by Kara DioGaurdi, who told the LA Times it was easy to write a song about “dreams and struggles”, as her own future as an “Idol” judge is unclear.

Lambert fans are out in full force on Twitter, tweeting their adoration and encouraging their followers to vote for him:

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   SallyStitches Adam Lambert! He should have been crowned the winner a long time ago.
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   desertnative whatever…Adam Lambert’s gonna win! If not he’ll still be the better singer!

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   tonymyo Adam lambert gives me chills!

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   RebeccaSexton RT @alissarenee_x: i hope adam lambert wins american idol
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   Nicole_meow come on guys. ADAM LAMBERT LINES ARE GETTING EASIER TO GET IN TO. that means you need to vote more. HURRYUP. Go adam!

Subdued crooner Allen’s first song was “Ain’t No Sunshine,” gathering rave reviews from the judges. Simon Fuller chose “What’s Going On” for Allen’s second song, and while Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell thought it was too low-key, Abdul and DioGuardi liked the Jason Mraz-esque performance, with DioGuardi enthusing that he was the kind of artist that can deliver a “socially conscious” song. In the last performance of the night, however, Allen strained his way through the DioGuardi-penned “No Boundaries.” The judges all agreed the song was too high for him, and Kara asked that people “vote on the whole season” rather than his one performance.

Though “Adam” was trending on Twitter above “Kris,” Allen fans were also tweeting their support:

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   MichaelDreyer Struggling to negate every one of my wife’s vote for Adam Lambert with a vote for Kris.. Must find a way to distract her.. Can’t keep up
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   Comatose2009 Kris Allen should win American Idol. Can’t stand ‘that other guy’.
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   jaded0ll @IdolNews my vote totally goes to Kris Allen!
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   kellison22 Thinks Kris Allen rocked American Idol tonight and hopes America recognizes his talent and votes for him.
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    AaronKoos Voted for Kris Allen. Adam’s great, but I have a feeling I’d buy an album by Kris first.

Check back with BT Entertainment tomorrow night for a recap of the star-studded finale and to see the Twittersphere’s reaction to the newest “American Idol” winner!

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