By Stone Martindale May 18, 2007, 15:30 GMT
Who will take away the crown from Taylor Hicks as the new American Idol?
The two remaining contestants are Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks.
Jordin Sparks was born in Staten Island, New York to Jodi Wiedmann and Phillippi Sparks, a former NFL football player for the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys.
Sparks is said to be a fan of football, reading, and music. She is a resident of Glendale, Arizona.
In 2004, Sparks appeared in America's Most Talented Kids twice, winning in her first appearance. She was one of seven to appear in a special championship edition of the show. This appearance followed two noted auditions in 2003, one with American Juniors and the other, Star Search.
Sparks has performed the national anthem for the Phoenix Suns, the Arizona Cardinals, and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
She has also sung in such events as Country Thunder, a country music venue. She has appeared with Alice Cooper (in his 2004 Christmas show) and has twice toured with Christian contemporary singer Michael W. Smith.
Smith has shown support of Sparks by encouraging Idol viewers to vote for her on his website
Her sole competition, Blake Lewis, was born in Redmond, Washington to Dallas and Dinah Lewis as the only child in the family of Welsh, German and Irish descent.
Lewis started beatboxing at seventeen after he was inspired by Matthew Selby, a former member of the Los Angeles-based a cappella group M-Pact, which finalist Rudy Cárdenas is a member.
Lewis, known as the Beat Boxer, used to be a member of an acappella group then quitting in 2002 and since then became a full-time musician going by the stage name "Bshorty".
Aside from singing and beatboxing, Lewis plays the guitar, piano, drums and has written many songs such as "She Loves The Way" and "Emotional Waterfall".
The finale airs on Tuesday night. The winner will be announced on Wednesday during a special two hour show.
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