Michael Johns (born October 20, 1978 as Michael John Lee) is an Australian rock/soul singer-songwriter. He finished in eighth place on the seventh season of the television series American Idol in 2008.
Johns was born Michael John Lee in Perth, Western Australia to William (Bill) Lee and Janet Burke. He is the youngest of three with half and step-siblings and attended Newman College. As a teenager he appeared as The Coachman in Pinocchio at the Re...
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Michael Johns (born October 20, 1978 as Michael John Lee) is an Australian rock/soul singer-songwriter. He finished in eighth place on the seventh season of the television series American Idol in 2008.
Johns was born Michael John Lee in Perth, Western Australia to William (Bill) Lee and Janet Burke. He is the youngest of three with half and step-siblings and attended Newman College. As a teenager he appeared as The Coachman in Pinocchio at the Regal Theatre and was a choir singer in Anything Goes at 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. He then lived in Atlanta, Georgia for six years, performing at local venues. He also played Australian rules football for the USAFL club Atlanta Kookaburras..
He now lives in Los Angeles, California, with his Texan wife, Stacey Vuduris.
Prior to his solo career, Johns released an EP with local Atlanta band Film. After traveling to Los...
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