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SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals the winner of Season 20 of American Idol.

Noah Thompson won season 20 of American Idol on Sunday during a star-studded three-hour finale on ABC.The 19-year-old country singer from Louisa, Kentucky won after his co-worker Arthur signed him up and recorded his virtual audition.HunterGirl, 23, who was an early favorite after earning a Platinum Ticket during her audition, finished in second place. Season champion: Noah Thompson won season 20 of American Idol on Sunday during a star-studded three-hour finale on ABCLeah Marlene, 20, of Normal, Illinois, finished in third place.The three finalists each performed a cover of a Bruce Springsteen song in honor of the American rocker as well as an original song.

Noah Thompson knows how to bring the feeling.

HunterGirl did it again, moving forward into the next round of “American Idol” and celebrated with a Miranda Lambert cover.

Mike Parker brought country singer Jimmie Allen to tears on Sunday's episode of American Idol when he told him that he inspired him to pursue his own career as a Black artist in country music.'His journey is what inspires millions of people that look like me,' Mike Parker, 27, a carpenter from Warrenton, Virginia, said in a confessional of Jimmie, who was serving as a guest mentor on the show.Mike, who was one of the 12 contestants competing on the episode that was filmed on location at Disney's Aulani resort in Hawaii, picked to sing one of Jimmie's hit songs without even knowing that his idol would be on the show. Getting emotional:Mike Parker brought country singer Jimmie Allen to tears on Sunday's episode of American Idol when he told him that he inspired him to pursue his own career as a Black artist in country musicMike told Jimmie that as he was working on discovering his identity as a country singer that he watched a lot of Jimmie's interviews on the subject and that he was going to sing his hit song Best Shot.'You're going to sing that terrible song?' Jimmie joked.

It’s Hollywood Week on “American Idol”, with some of the show’s most iconic alums from over the years returning to serve as mentors for the new batch of contestants, including Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Lauren Alaina, Ruben Studdard, Chayce Beckham, Lee DeWyze and Haley Reinhart.

Elizabeth became Queen of England on February 6, 1952, after her father, King George VI passed away in the early hours of the morning.The then-Princess was on a Commonwealth tour in Kenya, alongside her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.The royal couple had spent the previous night at the remote Treetops Hotel – accessible via a ladder – in Aberdare Forest, where they watched baboons in the jungle. The 25-year-old Princess climbed up to a look-out point at the top of the tree in order to see the dawn breaking.

The Queen was watching baboons in Africa as her entourage saw a sign in the sky from an eagle that King George VI passed away.Her Majesty was with Prince Philip in Kenya when her father died suddenly in 1952. They were poignantly watching the sun rise while taking in the amazing nature around them.The Queen, who was still officially Princess Elizabeth at that point, and the Duke of Edinburgh had just spent the night at the remote Treetops Hotel, which is only accessible via a ladder, in Aberdare Forest.They were in the middle of watching baboons in the nearby jungle when the Queen had climbed up to a look-out point at the top of the tree to see the dawn breaking.A friend of Philip’s was with them and noticed a bird fly over them, which at the time meant little significance but having learned the news soon after, the incident was more symbolic.Philip's equerry and friend, Mike Parker, was at the Queen’s side at the look-out when an eagle was spotted overhead, hovering right above the royals.He later recalled: “I never thought about it until later but that was roughly the time when the King died.”Birds have long been associated with a death, passing or a loved one or a sign from an individual who has already died.Many birds have been seen in folklore as symbols of death such as the cardinal, buzzard crow, swan and several others.However, the eagle is not widely considered to be a bird of death like the others.