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"One day after American Idol winner Kris Allen signed a record deal, runner-up Adam Lambert got one of his own.\r\nSee 20 unforgettable photos from the Idol finale\r\nHis debut album, licensed to RCA Records, is set for release this fall.  &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m thrilled that we&amp;apos;ve come to a creative and collaborative partnership and look forward to developing a really exciting album,&amp;quot; Lambert said in a statement Tuesday. &amp;quot;We are 100 percent on the same page and are all anxiously awaiting the start of the recordings. It&amp;apos;s going to be ridiculous! Get ready!&amp;quot;\r\nFind out where your favorite Idol contestants are now.\r\nLambert, 27, is already preparing to start work on the album and will record it this summer -- while on the road for the 50-city Idol tour, which kicks off July 15 in Portland, Oregon.   &amp;quot;To find a talent as exceptional as Adam Lambert is a rare and special event,&amp;quot; American Idol creator Simon Fuller said in a statement. &amp;quot;I am thrilled that American Idol was the platform for the world to discover this brilliant young man. He is unique and unforgettable and a certain star of tomorrow.&amp;quot;\r\nSee photos of today&amp;apos;s top news stories.\r\nThe singer has already had four songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart earlier this summer, including &amp;quot;Mad World,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;No Boundaries&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;One.&amp;quot;  &amp;quot;There are no longer any rules in terms of where the world&amp;apos;s next superstars may come from,&amp;#xE2;&amp;#x20AC;&amp;#x9D; Barry Weiss, chairman of the RCA/JIVE label, said. &amp;quot;We are thrilled to be getting involved with Adam Lambert as we all at RCA Records believe he is one of those rare, future global stars.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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