STAGE TUBE: AMERICAN IDOL's Phillip and Jessica After the Finale

Their journeys began on opposite sides of the country, but on Tuesday night, Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips faced off to become the next AMERICAN IDOL. At the Nokia Theater L.A. LIVE, in front of 7,000 diehard Idol fans, Jessica and Phillip competed in three rounds for the top spot.

For Round 1, Idol creator Simon Fuller chose Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" for Jessica and Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" for Phillip. For Round 2, the contestants each chose their favorite songs of the season: Jessica picked Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli's "The Prayer," and Phillip performed Billy Joel's "Movin' Out." And for Round 3, they unveiled the songs that they would release as singles if they won the competition: Jessica performed "Change Nothing," and Phillip sang "Home." So who's going to win it all in one of the tightest finale races in Idol history? Find out tonight, when Season 11 of American Idol comes to a close!

See what Jessica and Phillip had to say when the cameras stopped rolling below!