Blake Lewis album

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Announced August 24, 2007, beatboxing American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis has been signed to 19 Recordings / Arista Records and is already working on his debut album that is due for release by the end of 2007.

Among the producers working with Lewis on his first album are Jonathan "JR" Rotem, who has worked with Rihanna and Sean Kingston; Ryan "Alias" Tedder, who has worked with Timbaland and new artist Leona Lewis; and S*A*M & Sluggo, who have worked with Gym Class Heroes and Boys Like Girls.

Blake Lewis, who has already charted on The Billboard Hot 100 with his versions of Bon Jovi's You Give Love a Bad Name and the Zombies' Time of the Season, has been finding time to go into the studio to work on his first album while touring the United States and Canada on the American Idols Live tour. The tour began in Sunrise, Florida on July 6 and continues through a September 22, 2007 concert in Manchester, New Hampshire.

The 26-year-old singer was born in Redmond, Washington. Blake started singing at age five and competed in statewide talent contests while in high school. He became a beat-boxer at 17, inspired by the then Seattle-based a cappella group M-Pact. Lewis was a member of the Pacific Northwest a cappella group Kickshaw for four years. He also recorded several music videos and wrote a number of original songs.