▁intern ation ally ▁since ▁the ▁show ▁began ▁its ▁first ▁global ▁inc arn ations . ▁On ▁the ▁finale , ▁over ▁ 6 5 ▁million ▁votes ▁were ▁cast ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁winner ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁up ▁from ▁ 2 4   mill ion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Bar r ino ▁defeated ▁runner - up ▁D iana ▁De G arm o ▁by ▁ 1 . 3   mill ion ▁votes . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁American ▁Id ol ▁winner ▁until ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁then ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁J ordin ▁S par ks ▁won ▁the ▁title . ▁ ▁Bar r ino ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁tour ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁American ▁Id ol ▁final ists ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Christmas ▁special , ▁Kelly , ▁Rub en ▁and ▁Fant asia : ▁Home ▁For ▁the ▁Hol id ays ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Bar r ino ' s ▁brother ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁e ighth ▁season ▁of ▁American ▁id ol ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁round . ▁ ▁Perform ances ▁ ▁: ▁When ▁Ryan ▁Se ac rest ▁announced ▁the ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁particular ▁night , ▁Bar r ino ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁two , ▁but ▁declared ▁safe ▁when ▁La To ya ▁London ▁was ▁elimin ated . ▁ ▁After ▁winning ▁American ▁Id ol , ▁Bar r ino ▁signed