Music News Candice Glover named twelfth-season winner of 'American Idol' 05/16/2013 Candice Glover, a 23-year-old singer from South Carolina, was crowned the winner of Season 12 of "American Idol" in Los Angeles Thursday night. Read More RELATED NEWS Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' dropping to only four nights a weekAshley Tisdale announces birth of her second childSelena Gomez is a billionaire TAGS: American Idol Mariah Carey Candice Glover Kree Harrison Randy Jackson Nicki Minaj Ryan Seacrest Keith Urban