American Idol Season 12: Candice Glover Your American Idol Winner!

American Idol Season 12: Candice Glover Your American Idol Winner!

American Idol Season 12 Winner: Candice Glover

May 16, 2013. In a said tight race to the finish, Candice Glover edge out fellow finalist, Kree Harrison, to win the American Idol trophy live at the Los Angeles Nokia Theater Thursday Night. This was the third attempt for the soul diva and it proves that persistent does win.

Here are the songs that made Candice a winner this season:

Charlotte Auditions: Syrup and Honey, Duffy

Hollywood Week: "Girl on Fire", Alicia Keys

Vegas Rounds:

"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", Aretha Franklin

"Ordinary People", John Legend

Victory Song: "I'm Going Down", Rose Royce

Finals Top 10 - Music of the American Idols: "I (Who Have Nothing)", Ben E. King

Finals Top 9 - Songs of The Beatles: "Come Together", The Beatles

Finals Top 8 – Music of Motor (Detroit) City: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", The Miracles

Finals Top 7 – Rock: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", The Rolling Stones

Finals Top 6 – Burt Bacharach and Hal David and Songs They Wish They'd Written:

"Don't Make Me Over", Dionne Warwick

"Lovesong", The Cure

Finals Top 5 – Year They Were Born and Diva Songs:

"Straight Up", Paula Abdul (1989)

"When You Believe", Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston

Finals Top 4 (1) – Contestant's Choice and One-Hit Wonders:

"Find Your Love", Drake

"Emotion", Samantha Sang

Finals Top 4 (2) – Songs of Now and Then:

"When I Was Your Man", Bruno Mars

"You've Changed", Harry James

Finals Top 3 – Jimmy Iovine's Choice, the Judges' Choice and the Producers' Choice:

"One",U2

"Next to Me", Emeli Sandé

"Somewhere", Reri Grist

Finale – Simon Fuller's Choice, the Winner's Single and Favorite Performance:

"Chasing Pavements", Adele

"I Am Beautiful", Candice Glover

"I (Who Have Nothing)", Ben E. King

Congrats Candice!