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"Kris Allen is a dad! The season eight American Idol winner, 28, welcomed a baby boy with his wife, Katy O&amp;apos;Connell, on Tuesday, July 30, his rep confirms exclusively to Us Weekly.\r\n&amp;quot;Little Oliver Neil Allen is here!&amp;quot; the rep tells Us. &amp;quot;He&amp;apos;s 7 pounds, 7 ounces, 20 3/4 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAllen first revealed his wife&amp;apos;s pregnancy in January, after he was injured in a car accident. &amp;quot;Thank you, Ford, for equipping me with a car that kept my whole family and the little one we have on the way safe,&amp;quot; he tweeted. &amp;quot;Yes, I got in a really bad wreck tonight, and yes, I&amp;apos;m having a lil baby.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nTwo months later, he opened up about first-time fatherhood-to-be at the SXSW Festival in Austin. &amp;quot;I am really excited,&amp;quot; he gushed. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve always wanted to be a dad...[Katy has] already started buying him clothes like mine. He&amp;apos;s already got some [fedoras].&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThis is the first child for the singer and his wife. Together since high school, they married in September 2008."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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