“The Truth” — The latest from American Idol Season 8 champ Kris Allen.

Reigning American Idol Kris Allen returned to the Idol stage on Thursday, where he shared footage from his recent missionary trek to the earthquake-ravished nation of Haiti and kicked off the new season of “Idol Gives Back.” Here’s Kris performing the old Beatles classic “Let It Be.”

American Idol’s Feb. 25 results show will spotlight reigning Idol champ Kris Allen’s upcoming missionary trek to Haiti. Allen will travel to the impoverished island as part of the United Nations’ campaign to raise awareness and funds for Haitian earthquake relief.

As part of the how’s “Idol Gives Back” charity effort, Kris will travel to disaster zone on Feb. 19 to learn how people are recovering from the earthquake and find out what they will need in the months to come. He’ll share video from his visit and sing on next Thursday’s episode of Idol.

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Kris Allen may be an American Idol, but his debut album sales are nothing to idolize.

The Season 8 champ’s debut album sold a disappointing 80,000 in its first week, landing at No. 11 and earning Kris the weakest debut of any Idol winner, Billboard has learned.

In fact, last season’s Idol runner-up, Adam Lambert, is expected to outsell Allen with his own debut. Lambert’s For Your Entertainment is reportedly on its way to a 225,000-selling release following the star’s controversial performance on last weekend’s American Music Awards.

American Idol winner Kris Allen performed his first single “Live Like We’re Dying” on last night’s Conan. FYI, Kris’ self-titled debut album drops this Tuesday.