AMERICAN IDOL winner KRIS ALLEN is pressing on with his tour commitments for the TV talent show and dedicating his performances to his beloved grandmother, who died last week (ends17Jul09).The singer, who was crowned the show champ earlier this year (09), pulled out of a number of scheduled appearances as he mourned the loss of his gran Linda Jean Wood. But he is forcing himself to continue with the American Idol tour in memory of his loved one. A source tells the National Enquirer, "She was Kris' biggest fan, and he loved her dearly. She had been sick for some time... but she was forever upbeat and saw every one of Kris' performances on Idol. "When Jeannie died, Kris called his mother Kim and said he'd leave the Idols tour and come home right away. But his mom said that it was Jeannie's wish that he continue with the tour."

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AMERICAN IDOL star KRIS ALLEN is mourning the loss of his beloved grandmother.The singer, who won the TV talent contest earlier this year (09), was devastated to learn his gran had passed away - and he has pulled out of a scheduled appearance on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien later this week (begs13Jul09) to get over his loss. Kris Allen writes on his personal Twitter.com page, “I know I was supposed to do conan on wed, but there was a death in my family.” The singer is still set to appear on the American Idol tour on Thursday (16Jul09), his spokesperson tells Access Hollywood.

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