Lionel Richie, Cyndi Lauper among `Idol` acts

Lionel Richie, Carlos Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Queen Latifah will be performing at the finale of 'American Idol'.

Los Angeles, May 16: `American Idol` finalists Kris Allen and Adam Lambert will be opening up for a few music legends. Lionel Richie, Carlos Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Queen Latifah, Black Eyed Peas and Keith Urban are among the artists scheduled to perform on Wednesday`s finale before either Allen or Lambert is crowned the eight season champion.

Previous `Idol` winners David Cook and Carrie Underwood will also croon on the two-night finale. Underwood will perform on Tuesday`s episode, which will feature Lambert, a 27-year-old theater actor from San Diego, and Allen, a 23-year-old college student from Conway, Ark., duking it out for a record contract and the title of `American Idol.` Bureau Report