Tate Stevens, winner of Season 2 of 'The X Factor', poses following Fox's 'The X Factor' Season Finale - Night 2 at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California December 20, 2012. (REUTERS/Jason Redmond)
Tate Stevens, a 37-year-old former highway worker from Belton, Mo., has won Season 2 of The X Factor.
The country crooner triumphed over 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar and girl group Fifth Harmony to take home the grand prize, a $5 million recording contract.
"First and foremost, I gotta thank the man upstairs for taking care of me," Stevens said. "My family, all the country music fans, God bless you."
Thursday night’s two-hour, holiday-themed finale included musical performances by One Direction and Pitbull, and brief appearances from the show’s previously eliminated contestants.
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