caption associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place label instruments name background birth_date genre image article_title birth_name occupation
michael season 7 , top 12 party on 6 march 2008 johns . at the '' american idol '' , brooke white , the rising 01 august 2014 tustin , california , u.s. 2000 -- 2014 perth , australia beverly martel music maverick records trp records downtown records vocals , guitar michael johns solo_singer 20 october 1978 pop , rock , pop rock , soul , soft rock michaeljohns.jpg michael johns -lrb- singer -rrb-
 michael john lee singer , songwriter
michael johns -lrb- singer -rrb-

michael johns -lrb- born michael john lee ; 20 october 1978 -- 1 august 2014 -rrb- was an australian singer who finished in eighth place on the seventh season of `` american idol '' , in 2008 .
in 2009 , he released a music album , `` hold back my heart , '' which sold 20,000 copies .
johns died on 1 august 2014 , at the age of 35 of dilated cardiomyopathy .
