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"Idol" judge said he expected to see clones of the over-the-top eighth season runner-up or even croony champion Kris Allen show up to audition, but there were none to be found this time.

Kris Allen knows he's not garnering as much attention as Adam Lambert — and that's OK with him.

The first post-"American Idol" albums from Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and Jason Castro are expected this fall, in time for the holiday season.

Allen won the affections of the "American Idol" voters and runner-up Adam Lambert, who recently dished about his crush on the season-eight champ.

America chose sweetness over sizzle, small-town reticence over Vegas swagger, or as Ryan Seacrest put it, the guy next door over “the guyliner.”

Goodbye, Allison Iraheta. The flame-haired teen phenom is out -- leaving Danny, Adam and Kris.