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"American Idol XIII" finalists Jena Irene and Caleb Johnson and Host Ryan Seacrest during the "American Idol" finale at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday, May 21, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo: Michael Becker, FOX)

LOS ANGELES - Caleb Johnson auditioned for American Idol in two previous years and got cut both times. On Wednesday, the 23-year-old rocker from Asheville, N.C., won the show's 13th season, beating out 17-year-old Jena Irene for the title.

The season's two-hour finale opened with Johnson and Jena Irene together in the tiny booth where singers were held before first auditioning for the judges last fall. They emerged to step on the stage and perform a medley of Queen's We Will Rock You, No Doubt's Just a Girl and Bryan Adams and Tina Turner's It's Only Love, the final one with flame cannons going off behind them.

That performance was met with a standing ovation from the judges, including Harry Connick Jr., who may not have stood once for a performance this season. "The competition is officially over!" he told Ryan Seacrest. "I can stand!"

A celebrity-filled selfie posted by Oscar host Ellen DeGeneres has become the most retweeted image in Twitter's history - even briefly crashing the service.

The photo includes, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Bradley Cooper, and best supporting actress winner Lupita Nyong'o.

It took less than 40 minutes to beat the previous record for most tweeted image - a photo of Michelle and Barack Obama, posted on his re-election in 2012.

By the end of the Oscars ceremony, the celebrity selfie had been retweeted more than two million times.

The cast and crew of 12 Years a Slave collect their Oscar for best picture

Historical drama 12 Years a Slave has won best picture at the 86th Academy Awards, while space drama Gravity won the lion's share of awards.

Gravity's Alfonso Cuaron became the first Latin American to win the best director award, adding to the film's six Oscars for technical achievement.

Cate Blanchett was named best actress for her portrayal of the heroine in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.

Matthew McConaughey won the best actor Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club.

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star James Avery has died from complications from open heart surgery in Glendale, his manager and publicist confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Avery was 68.

Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Avery's TV son on the sitcom, broke the news on New Year's Day on social media. "I'm deeply saddened to say that James Avery has passed away. He was a second father to me. I will miss him greatly," the actor wrote on Twitter.

In a posting on Facebook, Ribeiro said, "The world has lost a truly special man."