'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!"

http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,entry&id=783480&pid=783479&uts=1259150211

http://www.popeater.com/mm_track/popeater/music/?s_channel=us.musicpop&s_account=aolpopeater,aolsvc&omni=1&ke=1

http://cdn.channel.aol.com/cs_feed_v1_6/csfeedwrapper.swf

'Dancing' Finale Pics

In this Monday Nov. 23, 2009 photo provided by ABC, Donny Osmond, left, and Kym Johnson perform during "Dancing with the Stars" in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey) NO SALES

ASSOCIATED PRESS

ABC

Dancing' Finale

In this Monday Nov. 23, 2009 photo provided by ABC, Donny Osmond, left, and Kym Johnson perform during "Dancing with the Stars" in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey) NO SALES

ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this Monday Nov. 23, 2009 photo provided by ABC, Donny Osmond, right, and Kym Johnson perform during "Dancing with the Stars" in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey) NO SALES

In this Monday Nov. 23, 2009 photo provided by ABC, Donny Osmond, left, and Kym Johnson perform during "Dancing with the Stars" in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey) NO SALES

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

IONU/X17online.com

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.

Tags: DancingWithTheStars, DonnyOsmond, kelly osbourne, KellyOsbourne, mya

Comments

(48)

Wednesday 25 November

By Lorenzo

Vote down Vote up Report this

I am so disappointed. Donny should NOT have even made it to the finals. Kelly and Mya were "head over heels" better then Donny. I guess all the Mormons decided to vote for their boy regardless of whether or not he was the best dancer. PLEASE Donny and Marie...retire, someof us are so tired of seeing your faces. GO AWAY now that you've stolen the prize.

Thursday 26 November

By nadjia

I was very disappointed with the jury. Maya deserves the trophee . Donny should of been eliminated from the dancing a long time ago. He is a good entertainer but not a good dancer. Maya should have won the trophee because she has been improving all along the 10 weeks. It's a shame to choose fame over talent. The same thing happen to Donny's sister Mary.

By Berd

Mya is a trained dancer. Even if not in ballroom, it gives her a huge edge. Donny knows how to perform which gives him a small edge. Kelly was the best from an improvement standpoint.
But what keeps the show going is audience participation in voting. So sometimes it's just a popularity contest.

By sherry

SEEMS DANCING IS FIXED DANNY IN NO WAY SHOULD OF WON OVER MYA I NOW CAN SEE ITS NOT A FAIR SHOW

By Tell It Like It Is

I only watched clips and I'm amazed Donny Osmond won. He appeared stiff and in some sort of pain whenever I glimpsed.
Personally, he's no fabulous dancer. Known about Osmonds since childhood.

Friday 18 December

By kasia

i wanted donny to win and last season i wanted shawn tyo win. every season that i have watched the winner has been the one that i want ot win

Tuesday 19 January

By Catherine

Love Donny but he Was NOT the best. His fame is what caused the win. I guess that's part of the show criteria!

I guess I'm not alone in my opinion!
Mya got robbed!

Page 3 of 3