It was a long road to the end, but finally the winner of Vietnam Idol 2010 has been announced.

In the end, the more refined and mature voice of 22-year old Uyên Linh won out against a 16-year old Mai Hương. Coming into the finals, Uyen Linh appeared to be the crowd favourite judging from blogs, tweets, and news articles online.

Uyen Linh’s Facebook fan page had well over 90,000 members compared to Mai Huong’s 10,000.

Here is the finale of Vietnam Idol 2010 right at the moment Uyen Linh is about to be announced the winner.

…and pictures of our winner, Uyên Linh:

Now that the winner for this year’s Vietnam Idol 2010 has been announced. Let’s look back at some of the funny moments from the competition:

Mr. Lady Gaga…

Too much dancing not enough singing…

Rock on!

Vietnam Idol’s more feminine side

Selected comments via Twitter

Ost Trangka86:

Vietnam Idol 2010 is a DAEBAK (Korean: great success)!!! Gratz Uyen Linh, she deserves it <3 But Mai Huong really did a great job. Anw, Uyen Linh is the best!

PonyDoo_xD:

This yr~VietNam Idol soooo great~i think she is the best than ever which years ago~UYEN LINH~congrats!!!!!!!!

DollarNguyen:

I’m quite sad because I wanted Mai Huong to win idol =)) But still, congratulations to Uyen Linh.

Selected comments from Youtube

cocacolala2010:

WOW, I was really happy like being an Idol. I don’t know why? Simply she is so amazing! Congratulation Uyen Linh and us!

Herro19812010:

Tonight is not just a dream, but it’s an emotional night [the name of Uyen Linh's gala 8 song was "Chỉ Là Giấc Mơ" (Just a Dream)]. The finale of Vietnam Idol 2010 with musician Huy Tuan’s "Cám Ơn Tình Yêu" (Thank you love) will forever be engraved in the hearts of music lovers. And we will not ever forget idol Uyen Linh. A soulful voice touched the audience’s heart. Congratulations.

Selected comments from: Facebook

Amy Nguyen:

Congratulations Uyen Linh. It’s just too bad that I couldn’t be in Vietnam to watch the results live but instead have to stay up at 4am to see on Youtube a finale that was absolutely exciting and moved me when I found out that my idol had won.

Thu-Giang Nguyễn:

Uyen Linh probably hasn’t come home yet or is too tired that she’s gone to bed. Either way, I’m guessing she won’t be able to sleep at all tonight. As for me, I’m still reviewing for a test, and listening to Uyen Linh’s music. I’m overjoyed so I’m not sleepy at all.

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