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"Kris Allen has signed a record deal for his debut album, it has been reported. The winner of this season&amp;#039;s American Idol has reached an agreement with 19 Recordings, a division of Jive Records, says Billboard. His debut LP is slated for release in the US this autumn. &amp;quot;As exciting as the last few months have been, I&amp;#039;m really looking forward to what is next,&amp;quot; the singer said in a statement. He added that his first record will be &amp;quot;very similar&amp;quot; to what he sang on the show, confirming that it was &amp;quot;definitely in the pop/rock genre&amp;quot;.  The chairman and CEO of Jive, Barry Weiss, said that the company is excited to be working with Allen. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s a super-talented singer and all-around gifted musician who has that rare common touch which will give him the ability to connect with the broadest possible audience,&amp;quot; he said of the Arkansas native. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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