"America" voted!!! Declaring Scotty McCreery as the new season 10 "American Idol" winner!!!!
The 17 year-old country singer beats 16 year-old Lauren Alaina for the title. A record-breaking 122.4 million votes were cast which is an 'Idol' record.
Also another 'Idol' record -- The two finalist are youngest duo ever to compete on "Idol" and at age 17, McCreery is the youngest of all past Idol male winners.
"It's been a year since me and Lauren Alaina tried out now," Scotty said. "We've been together since day one and we're going to stay together. This is just – never in my wildest dreams ... I got to thank the Lord first. He got me here."
