Michael Johns Biography (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Michael Johns (born Michael John Lee on October 20, 1978 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian rock/soul singer/songwriter and American Idol Season 7 finalist.

He moved to the United States from Australia in 1998 and lived in Buckhead (Atlanta) for 6 years, performing at local venues solo and with local band Film. He now lives in Los Angeles, California with his Texan wife.

The Rising

After recording a demo and traveling to Los Angeles to showcase for a number of labels in 2001, Johns signed with Maverick Records and formed a rock band called The Rising.

Their debut album, Future Unknown, was co-produced by Johns and Rick Beato and scheduled for release on September 16, 2003. The album was never released but a number of the tracks received airplay on national radio.

American Idol

Johns auditioned for American Idol at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium on July 30 & July 31 2007 where he advanced with a unanimous vote after singing I've Been Loving You Too Long and was said to be "like a white soul singer". In Hollywood Week with Bohemian Rhapsody, Cowell also honoured him with the "best audition of the day" and Seacrest "potentially the best so far", which was the most "positive feedback at this stage in the game" ever received. His top 24 performance of Light My Fire earned him praise as a "true legend rock performer" and a comparison with Michael Hutchence from Jackson, as "a great part of the show" from Abdul and as the "most consistent contestant we've had" from Cowell, who added that he loved every one of Johns' auditions and that he has the "natural charisma of a lead singer". Despite receiving criticism for song selection in his top 20 performance of Go Your Own Way, Abdul described him as "consistent, "charismatic", "charming" and a "seasoned performer" who is "already there", and having chosen the "perfect song" for his top 16 performance of Don't You (Forget About Me) she said that he's got to "go all the way through". Cowell "liked it" but is waiting for "[his] moment", adding that he "really, really likes [Johns]" who he thinks will "do very, very well in this competition".

Johns' top 12 performance of Across the Universe was found to be "good" but "a little sleepy" by Jackson, a "brilliant performance" by Abdul and "a little bit monotonous" yet "solid" by Cowell who added that he's "still a big big fan".

Week #	Theme	Song choice	Original artist	Result
Top 24	1960s	"Light My Fire"	The Doors	Safe
Top 20	1970s	"Go Your Own Way"	Fleetwood Mac	Safe
Top 16	1980s	"Don't You (Forget About Me)"	Simple Minds	Safe
Top 12	Lennon/McCartney	"Across the Universe"	The Beatles	Safe
Top 11	Lennon/McCartney

Sports

Johns is a keen sportsman and this was his focus prior to his singing career. He won a tennis scholarship at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia to become a professional tennis player. He also played Australian rules football for the USAFL club Atlanta Kookaburras.

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