5 Reasons Why Lee Dewyze Will Win American Idol

American Idol Season 9 has had its number of lackluster performances, even in the top 10. Each season, there are always early frontrunners. Crystal Bowersox is holding on to that early lead. In previous seasons, the eventual winner tends to be someone who has flown under the wire and comes on strong midway through the competition. That person on season 9 of American Idol is Lee Dewyze. From mixed critiques from the judges to battling a lack of confidence, Lee Dewyze is finally coming into his own. Listed here are 5 reasons why Lee Dewyze will win American Idol.

Reason #1 Why Lee Dewyze Will Win American Idol
All previous winners have had one performance during their season that is considered a breakout moment. Lee had that moment on the March 30 episode of American Idol. Lee's performance of "Treat Her Like a Lady" by the Cornelius Brothers won the praise of all four judges. Simon said "I've always believed in you, I want you to go back and watch this back and know that this is the point where your life may have changed forever!"

Reason #2 Why Lee Dewyze Will Win American Idol
Lee is peaking at the right time. Even though Lee has not been an early frontrunner (Crystal Bowersox, Siobhan Magnus and Casey James have all been early favorites - even Andrew Garcia was listed as a favorite during Hollywood week), he is now breathing down Crystal Bowersox' neck. Odds makers have Lee as a close second with 3 to 1 odds compared to Crystal's even money. The component swinging in Lee's favor is that his confidence is now where it needs to be only improving future performances.

Reason #3 Why Lee Dewyze Will Win American Idol
Lee Dewyze actually has a great, unique sounding voice. A bit raspy, a bit rock, American Idol viewers have a pretty clear picture of what kind of record Lee will put out. Lee's sound easily fits in with what is current on the radio today.

Reason #4 Why Lee Dewyze Will Win American Idol
Another reason Lee Dewyze will win American Idol - he's good looking. He's very popular with the female crowd, and according to MTV he is now attracting a larger "cougar" crowd. The female viewers (young and "cougar" alike) are notorious for being heavy voters on American Idol. Lee has a very marketable look that will sell well with both female and male listeners.

Reason #5 Why Lee Dewyze Will Win American Idol
A not-so-scientific gage to the eventual winner of American Idol - watching the posts on the forums of the show's website. There are forum threads for each contestant and past indicators have shown those contestants with the most forum posts tend to make it into the top 3, sometimes even winning. I noticed this trend back in season 5 of American Idol when Taylor Hicks won. His forum thread was off the hook. Lee and Siobhan are bouncing back and forth in the number 1 and number 2 spots, with Casey a distant third.

There you have it, 5 reasons why Lee Dewyze will win season 9 of American Idol.

American Idol airs on Tuesday nights at 8/7c. The American Idol results show airs on Wednesday nights at 9/8c.

Sources:
www.americanidol.com
www.bodog.com
www.mtv.com