Michael John Lee (professionally known as Michael Johns), who placed among the top ten finalists in Season 7 of the television reality competition "American Idol", has died. He was 35 years old.
The singer's death is reportedly believed to have been caused by a blood clot in his ankle. He had gone to the emergency room the day before his death, complaining of severe pain and bruising in his leg/ankle.
His first band involvement was with "Film", an Australian group; he moved to the United States at the age of eighteen. The singer placed 8th in Season 7 (2008) of AI; following his exit from the popular reality series, he continued to work in the entertainment field and record music. His third album "Hold Back My Heart" was released in 2009; he had recently released "Day Breaks Sun". He also did the full soundtrack to Olympic snowboarder Shaun White's 2009 documentary, "Don't Look Down". His last recording work, according to reports, was on the song "Reckless", in July of this year.
Michael was known for his extensive charitable work; his website and Twitter pages remain up at this point.
Michael married Stacey Vuduris in 2007; she survives.
Looking back on the decision to turn down a tennis scholarship and pursue a music career, Michael was quoted during his American Idol time as saying that he "...just wanted to show America that I had something to offer, that I could sing."
The singer's death is reportedly believed to have been caused by a blood clot in his ankle. He had gone to the emergency room the day before his death, complaining of severe pain and bruising in his leg/ankle.
His first band involvement was with "Film", an Australian group; he moved to the United States at the age of eighteen. The singer placed 8th in Season 7 (2008) of AI; following his exit from the popular reality series, he continued to work in the entertainment field and record music. His third album "Hold Back My Heart" was released in 2009; he had recently released "Day Breaks Sun". He also did the full soundtrack to Olympic snowboarder Shaun White's 2009 documentary, "Don't Look Down". His last recording work, according to reports, was on the song "Reckless", in July of this year.
Michael was known for his extensive charitable work; his website and Twitter pages remain up at this point.
Michael married Stacey Vuduris in 2007; she survives.
Looking back on the decision to turn down a tennis scholarship and pursue a music career, Michael was quoted during his American Idol time as saying that he "...just wanted to show America that I had something to offer, that I could sing."
Michael John Lee (professionally known as Michael Johns), who placed among the top ten finalists in Season 7 of the television reality competition "American Idol", has died. He was 35 years old.
The singer's death is reportedly believed to have been caused by a blood clot in his ankle. He had gone to the emergency room the day before his death, complaining of severe pain and bruising in his leg/ankle.
His first band involvement was with "Film", an Australian group; he moved to the United States at the age of eighteen. The singer placed 8th in Season 7 (2008) of AI; following his exit from the popular reality series, he continued to work in the entertainment field and record music. His third album "Hold Back My Heart" was released in 2009; he had recently released "Day Breaks Sun". He also did the full soundtrack to Olympic snowboarder Shaun White's 2009 documentary, "Don't Look Down". His last recording work, according to reports, was on the song "Reckless", in July of this year.
Michael was known for his extensive charitable work; his website and Twitter pages remain up at this point.
Michael married Stacey Vuduris in 2007; she survives.
Looking back on the decision to turn down a tennis scholarship and pursue a music career, Michael was quoted during his American Idol time as saying that he "...just wanted to show America that I had something to offer, that I could sing."
The singer's death is reportedly believed to have been caused by a blood clot in his ankle. He had gone to the emergency room the day before his death, complaining of severe pain and bruising in his leg/ankle.
His first band involvement was with "Film", an Australian group; he moved to the United States at the age of eighteen. The singer placed 8th in Season 7 (2008) of AI; following his exit from the popular reality series, he continued to work in the entertainment field and record music. His third album "Hold Back My Heart" was released in 2009; he had recently released "Day Breaks Sun". He also did the full soundtrack to Olympic snowboarder Shaun White's 2009 documentary, "Don't Look Down". His last recording work, according to reports, was on the song "Reckless", in July of this year.
Michael was known for his extensive charitable work; his website and Twitter pages remain up at this point.
Michael married Stacey Vuduris in 2007; she survives.
Looking back on the decision to turn down a tennis scholarship and pursue a music career, Michael was quoted during his American Idol time as saying that he "...just wanted to show America that I had something to offer, that I could sing."
