Download Blake Lewis MP3 Songs

The singer/songwriter and beat boxer who came in second place on season 6, of American Idol, Blake Lewis has since been beating down doors on his way to fame and fortune. He was born on July 21, 1981 outside Seattle, Washington to musically inclined parents who had him singing on self-made stages since the time he was 5. Lewis started beat boxing at seventeen, picking up this talent purely by ear, and also taught himself to play drums and keyboard. He joined an a cappella group four years out of high school, but quit in 2002 to work as a solo entertainer. At first Continued...

, Lewis was turned off by the prospect of trying out for American Idol, but he reluctantly agreed to go to the auditions, where he promptly wowed the judges with his rendition of “Crazy” by Seal. Just as the judges had predicted, Lewis hung tough during the early going on the show, took risks and was innovative with his song selection and wound up being the last male standing on Season 6. Lewis wound up coming in as runner-up to Jordin Sparks in the American Idol 2007 finale.
Blake Lewis' songs from the American Idol have been on sale at the iTunes Store and the American Idol official website as Blake Lewis – EP, since shortly after the finale of Idol, along with other songs that did not make the EP's cut that are being sold as individual singles. Figures from SoundScan which were posted on USA Today indicated that Lewis' "You Give Love a Bad Name" was "the biggest-selling download of the season", with 192,000 copies sold. Upon his record deal with Arista Records/19 Recordings which was announced officially in August2007, A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream), Lewis' "electro-funk-soul-pop" first studio album, was released in December 2007. Twelve of the thirteen songs on the album were co-written by Lewis himself. The American Idol star has also been ubiquitous in all other media, appearing on all of the morning television shows, as well as Larry King Live, and also being named by People Magazine as one of the "Hottest Bachelors of 2007."He has also made a cut on the list of 50 hottest guys on Elle Girl. With talent that resonates, Lewis figures to be on the music scene for a long time to come.