A Review of the Highlights of the 2007 "American Idol" Finals

The finals of the 2007 "American Idol" had Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks squaring off for the singing tilt's much-coveted title, and it looked like Jordin had the competition all wrapped up.

Jurors Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and Simon Cowell appeared to concur with the general observation, as Blake had a hard time matching Jordin's vocal prowess, and resigned himself to doing his "beat box" best.

But Jordin couldn't start celebrating just yet. There was always the great, big question mark of how the show's voters would go. In the past, they have been known to sustain unsustainable dreams (Sanjaya's), or grimly sunder deserving champions' brightest hopes (Katharine McPhee, Melinda Doolittle).

So we had to wait for the tilt's "revelation" episode for the confirming voters' verdict to write in stone what many viewers already felt in their hearts: That Jordin Sparks was indeed the 2007 American Idol. [Read Full Review]