Twenty four year old Kristopher Neil Allen, better known as Kris Allen, is a singer-songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, and was winner of the eighth season of American Idol. He learned to play the guitar at age thirteen, and also plays the piano. His musical influences, as stated in his Idol confessionals, include the Beatles, Jamie Cullum, Jason Mraz, John Mayer and Michael Jackson. He had described his decision to audition for American Idol as a "last hurrah" before giving up his pursuit of a music career.
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