Jamal and John Foster were the final two contestants in the running during the finale on May 18, and host Ryan Seacrest had them stand beside one another as he revealed this year's American Idol. The camera panned between John and Jamal,

Foster said his life has changed since being a contestant on the show. “It has just been like rocket fuel to my career to be on American Idol,” he said. “I went from 0 to 50