In our best Ryan Seacrest voice....The winner of American Idol is......

Maddie Poppe! Poppe became the 1st American Idol winner since the show jumped ship from Fox to ABC.

Poppe beat out Caleb to take home the crown!

Maddie debuted her new single on Sunday during part 1 of the two-part season finale. The song is called "Going, Going, Gone"

With Maddie Poppe claiming the crown yesterday, the search for the next American Idol is set to get underway. The good news is that auditions will take place right here in Buffalo!

 

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