Jermaine Paul crowned winner of second season The Voice

Jermaine Paul crowned winner of second season The Voice It was Blake Shelton's team who won the second season of the American singing competition The Voice. The 32-year-old Jermaine Paul was crowned the big winner over runner-up Juliet Simms from team Cee-Lo Green, beating her with only four percent in the total vote. "I just want to say thank you for all the people that voted for me," said Paul, who earned $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Republic. "My wife, my children, my father, my mother, my mother-in-law."

Shelton had no comment after Paul was announced the winner, but he embraced him, looked at him straight in the eye and exclaim, "You did it!" Paul quickly became a frontrunner in the competition with his powerful, soul-drenched vocals. The singer had previously been a background vocalist for Alicia Keys. He closed the show singing an impassioned rendition of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly."

Numerous times throughout the competition host Carson Daly made reference to his evolution by stating Paul was "no longer a background singer." Paul's breakthrough performance came in early April when he put a soulful spin on Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer".

The season finale included live performances by all four finalists – including third-place finisher, Tony Lucca, and fourth-place finisher, Chris Mann – all of whom were joined by many of this season's since-departed contestants. Justin Bieber gave the first live performance of his new single, "Boyfriend," while iconic crooners Hall & Oates performed their 1977 classic "Rich Girl," country trio Lady Antebellum sang "Wanted You More." Additionally, rapper Flo Rida served up a medley of his hit single "Wild Ones" and new cut "Whistle."

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