'X Factor' winner Tate Stevens signs record deal

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Tate Stevens won Season 2 of Simon Cowell's 'The X-Factor.' (Credit: Ray Mickshaw, AP)

NASHVILLE (AP) -The X Factor champ Tate Stevens has signed a record deal.

A Tuesday news release says the Season 2 winner signed a deal with Syco Music/RCA Records Nashville and is already writing and recording his major-label debut.

The 37-year-old Stevens, of Belton, Mo., won The X Factor last month.

The untitled new album will be released later this fall. Syco Music is Cowell's label.