'Dancing With The Stars' Winner Crowned

By PopEater / Wire Services Posted Nov 25th 2009 07:46AM

Donny Osmond was declared the new champion of 'Dancing With The Stars' on Tuesday night, taking home the show's mirror ball trophy in the season finale of the ABC contest reality program. Osmond, the former teen pop star of the singing Osmond family, said the show has been a highlight in a career of ups and downs. "I did it!" Osmond exclaimed. He promptly rushed to the audience and plucked out his wife, Debbie, whom he carried across the stage. Helping push Osmond over the top was his performance Tuesday: an Argentine tango, performed with his professional dancing partner, Kym Johnson. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba hailed it as "artistry in motion." It earned the top score of the final performances Tuesday.

Three celebrities made it to finale of the show's ninth season: Osmond, the singer Mya and Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of Ozzy Osbourne. The show picks a winner with a combination of judges' scores and viewer votes.

Mya entered as the favorite, having won the highest scores on Monday's show. Dancing with Dmitry Chaplin, she performed a jive.

"I'm just so happy to have made it to the finals," Mya said after the loss. The 30-year-old singer is most famous for collaborating on the Grammy-winning hit "Lady Marmalade" from the soundtrack of 2001's "Moulin Rouge!"

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Carrie Ann Inaba, Julianne Hough,Karina Smirnoff, Kelly Osbourne, Nick Carter, Donny Osmond back stage before "Dancing With The Stars". Looks like they get matching robes and all get along and having fun! October 12, 2009 X17online.com exclusive

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Osbourne was the first of the three eliminated.

With her famous family - Ozzy, Sharon and Jack - looking on, Osbourne and professional partner Louis Van Amstel danced to a cover of Ray LaMontagne's "Trouble." The 25-year-old was clearly moved and began crying after her last dance.
She thanked the audience and said she had "grown so much" during the show. Co-host Samantha Harris said Osbourne had become "a swan."

The finale culminated a season of good ratings for "Dancing with the Stars," which consistently ranked as one of the most-watched shows of the fall.

The contestant who grabbed the most headlines, former Congressman Tom DeLay, had to withdraw in the third week of competition because of stress fractures in both feet. A healed DeLay returned Tuesday night to dance the Texas two-step routine he had hoped to perform.

All the former contestants returned, including former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin. Waltzing to the theme of "Monday Night Football," he performed a dance-off with another NFL receiving great: Jerry Rice, a contestant on the second season of "Dancing With the Stars." The judges declared Rice the winner.

Pop singer Aaron Carter, voted off this season, performed a dance to the theme of "The Muppet Show." Animal took the drums, while Miss Piggy lurked backstage.

Mistakes on the dance floor weren't the only missteps of ABC's live broadcast. At the top of the show, as highlights from Monday's show ran, the video froze on shot of Miss Piggy, prompting host Tom Bergeron to remind viewers that the broadcast was live - and send the show to an early commercial break.

Whitney Houston also made a guest appearance to perform her "Million Dollar Bill" and the fitting "I Wanna Dance with Somebody."

The gymnast Shawn Johnson won last season's "Dancing with the Stars."

ABC can expect high ratings for Tuesday's finale. Last week's results show attracted an audience of 16.2 million.

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Wednesday 25 November

By Tamra

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I really enjoyed seeing how Kelly Osbourne seemed to blossom into a lovely lady and I also enjoyed Mya moves but I am a huge fan of Donny Osmond and am so happy he won.

By Trizone

I am not happy he won. Mya was criticized for the very thing that got Donny Osmond elected. She was flawless in her dancing and even when she made mistakes, she was good. Len didn't like her - which I think is a personal thing with Len, so he ooohhhed and ahhhhed to Donny Osmond. Bad call.

By skhem.hurry@gmail.com

Being a fan of Donny has nothing to do with what his dancing was like. His fans voted for him because they were his fans, they should have voted for "pure dancing." I am not a fan of Mya, but one of dancing. He shouldn't have been even in the finals; the judges were very very unfair in the end - they disappointed the public. Mya was a joy to watch - she was very natural, and if I had to pay money to watch her, I would. In my opinion, the throphy belongs to Mya and second place for Kelly.

By Yvonne Goolsby

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Thats why he won because he a fan not because he danced better

By suthern60

Im glad donny won.. Iv'e watched him all these years,.,.just like i did micheal jackson.. were all close in age// he's a good man.and family man.

By Teresa

The best man won by far! Go Donny!

By andy

I'm amazed... and he did it without fainting.

By tm

I have a question,hasn't he been dancing all his life? Doesn't seem fair to other contestants.

By Brenda

I totally agree with you. It was very unfair to let him get in on DWTS!!!

By Karen

Hello...Thank you! Mya has also been dancing since a small child. Kelly was the only one of the three that started from scratch on this show.

By anna

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mya was dancing since she was 4

By Sharon

Do you think dancing all one's life cam be equated with Ballroom Dancing? No way! Donny pulled it out in time for the vote - Mya didn't.

By Steve

I wonder which "Star" is actually a Star.....they are all people no one has heard about, people that are riding on coatails or like Donny has beens! The only reason these washup do it is for the money. Yes, they get paid!

By Bill

The story has some errors. Michael won not Jerry. Jerry won for best body. The video froze on Kelly not Miss Piggy. I grew up with the Osmonds and was rooting for Donny. I do believe the win means more to him than it would have if Mya won.

By Brittany

Honestly, I think it's unfair Mya or Donny won. I think Kelly should have one. It was a true test for her and being that she has no dance backround what so ever unlike Donny and Mya? yeah seems unfair to me but whatever. Kelly should have been the winner.

By bk

What a joke. Donny won and he was maybe the sixth best dancer and that's a big maybe...Myra got the shaft from the judges and she was by far the best dancer..

By Bonbon

Donny or Kelly should have won, Mya is a dancer in video and with her music, that didn't even make sense, Kelly was what the show was about, and Donny did a little dancing, it wasn't like the Osmonds danced like the Jacksons or something, hurray for Donny!!!!

By D.B.

The fix was in for Donny to win. Donny and Kelly should have never made it that far. Mya was the best dancer.

By Lucas

In my opinion Donny was the worst dancer of all of them! The only reason he won is because he's an Osmond, Mya was the best dancer with no doubt!! Stupid worthless judges!

By juju

I am glad Donny won !....Mya is a pro-with a dancing backround. Kelly came along way, but mostly because of fan voting. The real winner was voted out before the finals. WTG Donny.

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