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American Idol period 8
Season position television series
Season of boob tube series
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Changes superior previous seasons
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Kris Allen
Hometown
Conway, Arkansas
Audition[]
Kris auditioned in Louisville. He sang "A Song for You" by Leon Russell. It's unknown how the judges' voted, but at least three of them voted "yes", sending him to the next round.
Hollywood Round[]
Kris was shown in the second part of Hollywood Round in a group called "White Chocolate" along with India Morrison, Matt Giraud and Justin Williams singing "I Want U Back" by The Jackson 5. Everyone in his group advanced. After his final performance in front of the judges, he was placed in a holding room with Nick Mitchell, Ann Marie Boskovich, Ju'Not Joyner, Tatiana Del Toro, Matt Breitzke, Cody Sheldon, Felicia Barton, and T.K. Hash. The judges then revealed that everyone in the group had advanced. At the judges' mansion, it was revealed that he managed to make the Top
Top 36[]
Kris was shown in Group 2. He sang "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson. He received enough votes to become a Top 13 finalist.
Top 13[]
Kris sang "Remember the Time" by Michael Jackson. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 11[]
Kris sang "Make You Feel My Love" by Bob Dylan. He received enough votes to be considered "s
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Kris Allen
American singer-songwriter from Arkansas
For the musician's album, see Kris Allen (album).
Musical artist
Kristopher Neil Allen (born June 21, ) is an American singer, songwriter, and the winner of the eighth season of American Idol.[1]
Prior to Idol, he self-released a album, Brand New Shoes.[2][3]
Allen's Idol coronation song, "No Boundaries" and his version of "Heartless" both charted within the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot Allen's post-Idolself-titled album was released on November 17, , by Jive Records. The album debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard The album's lead single, "Live Like We're Dying", was released on September 21, , and peaked at number 18 in the U.S. with combined sales of over million. Allen's second major-label album Thank You Camellia was released on May 22, , and the lead single "The Vision of Love" was released March 26,
Allen released his fifth studio album, Letting You In, on March 18,
Early life
[edit]Allen was born in Jacksonville, Arkansas, to Kimberly (née Wood) and Neil Allen.[4][5] He is the elder of two sons; his younger brother, Daniel, is a college cheerleading coach.[6]
Allen's interest in music began very early. He began playing