The 2005 Idol winner Underwood won 54 percent of the vote in an AOL Television poll, reports Contactmusic.
Kelly Clarkson, the first Idol winner in 2002, came in a distant second for most popular, pulling in only 26 percent of the vote from 1.3 million fans who took part.
t came down to the country girl vs. the rock star — and the country girl from the farm took the prize.
Wednesday night, in a special two-hour finale live from the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest announced who had won America's hearts: Underwood, the fresh-faced 22-year-old crooner from Checotah, Okla., who beat runner-up Bo Bice , the long-haired 29-year-old rocker from Helena, Ala.
Upon hearing that she'd won the competition, Underwood burst into tears, but got herself together to sing what's become one of her signature songs: "Inside Your Heaven," which will be released as a single next month.
"Thank you America!" Underwood shouted at the end of the song.
"That was incredible," a tearful Underwood said after the announcement. "I have no words to describe what I feel right now."
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