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Michael Johns singer

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Michael Johns (born October 20, 1978 as Michael John Lee) is an Australian singer-songwriter who finished in eighth place on Michael Johns singer the seventh season on a United States television series, American Idol, in 2008. Johns was born Michael John Lee in Perth, johns Western Australia. He attended Newman College.

At 28 Michael Johns singer years old, it was his first audition and last year of eligibility. He claimed to be an avid American Idol fan (having watched this St. Johns, Portland, Oregon show since the beginning Following the show Johns performed on the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008 which toured 53 cities from July 1, 2008 to September 13, Michael Johns singer 2008. Shaun White s documentary DVD Don t Look Down features Johns singing all but one track, along with Rye Randa and Jeff Foxworth.

As a teenager, Michael John Lee appeared as The Coachman in Pinocchio at the Regal Theatre and was a choir singer in Anything Goes at Michael Johns singer His Majesty’s Theatre. He moved to the United States in 1998 on a tennis scholarship and majored in drama at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton After traveling to Los Angeles to showcase for a number of labels in 2001, he formed a rock band called The Rising, where he met his long time girlfriend Jill Stephens the album was not released on iTunes until he was on American Idol. Johns auditioned for American Idol Season 7 at San Diego s Qualcomm Stadium in July 2007. Proceeds from the song were advertised as going to the Red Cross and MDA s ALS division. .

Released on January 1, 2009 by Three Rings Project it consists of 17 songs, 10 of which are vocal. Johns released Another Christmas on December 12, 2008, which he penned in 2006 when circumstances kept him from returning to his native Australia for Christmas.