Kris Allen: 'Pop isn't going my way'

American Idol winner Kris Allen has revealed that he feels like an outsider in the pop genre.

The 24-year-old singer, who triumphed on the Fox reality show in May, admitted that his acoustic style doesn't fit in with the current dominance of electro music.

Speaking to the Charlotte Observer, Allen commented: "I feel like pop music is definitely not going my way!"

Asked if he was referring to the popularity of artists like Lady GaGa, he replied: "Yeah, you know what I'm saying? I'm not gonna get up there and do, like, an electrobeat kind of song. But hopefully people can appreciate what I do as well.

"I just think that it was nice that [the show this year] wasn't all about how good you can sing. It was about what kind of recording artist you're going to be, and how well you're going to do in that respect."

Allen added that he will be happy with his status in the industry for as long as he is able to perform gigs.

He said: "Whether you're as big as someone like Lady GaGa, or whether your CD doesn't do amazingly, but you're still playing gigs and making music - at least we were given the opportunity."