Adam Lambert may receive more attention, but let’s not forget:
Kris Allen won the eighth season of American Idol. The singer hasn’t gone on to huge success, though fans can take solace in this fact: he isn’t Taylor Hicks, either. Expect Allen to stick around the music scene for years to come.
This talented crooner turns 25 today. He’s the face of Ford in new commercials and he also just seems like a really nice guy. Earlier this spring, he helped bring money and attention to the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Gestures such as that earn Allen our respect. Send in your birthday wishes to him today and enjoy the following photo montage of the artist…