Lee DeWyze's Friends Say He Has The 'Momentum' To Win 'American Idol'

'No matter what happens, he's changed his life,' one friend tells MTV News.By Gil Kaufman Even Lee DeWyze's friends and fans have to admit that the 24-year-old former paint-store clerk from Mt. Prospect, Illinois, got out-sung by his "American Idol" rival on Tuesday night's final performance show. While Bowersox belted out strong versions of "Me and Bobby McGee" and an emotional "Up to the Mountain," Lee seemed nervous and sometimes struggled to hit the notes on R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" and...

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