- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 34
- Birth Place: Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States
- Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Weight: 78 kg (171.96 lbs)
- Marital Status: Married (Katy O’Connell)
- Full Name: Kristopher Neil “Kris” Allen
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: June 21, 1985
- Ethnicity: English, some Scottish and Welsh, distant Dutch
- Occupation: Musician, Songwriter and Singer
- Education: Mills University Studies High School, University of Central Arkansas
- Children: 2 (Oliver Neil and Rose Elizabeth)
Born in Arkansas, Kris is a singer and a songwriter with a net worth of about of $3.5 million. He is American Idol’s season Eight winner. His first album after the competition, ” Kris Allen”, featured at number 11 and had hits like ” Live Like We are Dying” in the top 20.
Born in June 1985, Kris Allen released an album before American Idol, “Brand New Shoes”. The songs ” Heartless” and ” No Boundaries” from the album both featured in the Billboard Hot 100 among the top 20 hits.
His post-idol album featured at number 11 on the top 200 Billboard in the U.S.A. Its lead song, ” Live Like We are Dying” featured at number 18 after its release, selling over 1.7 million copies. His other major album, ” Thank You” was released on May 2012.
Kris’ passion and interest in music was exhibited at a very young age when he showed interest in playing the viola and guitar. His decision to join American Idol was what salvaged his music career which he was planning on quitting.