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blake lewis at the 2009 american music awards -lsb- http://www.blakelewisofficial.com/ www.blakelewisofficial.com -rsb- kickshaw darude 1998 -- present bshorty redmond , washington arista 19 tommy boy republic audio day dream records blake lewis
 blake lewis solo_singer 21 july 1981 vocals guitar keyboard drums beatboxing loop pedals pop soul electropop blake-lewis-am-awards . jpg bothell , washington , united states blake colin lewis singer songwriter producer
blake lewis

blake colin lewis -lrb- born july 21 , 1981 -rrb- is an american singer , songwriter and beatboxer who was the runner-up on the sixth season of `` american idol '' .
his major label debut album `` a.d.d. -lrb- audio day dream -rrb- '' was released on december 4 , 2007 through 19 recordings and arista records .
on october 30 , 2007 , his first single `` break anotha '' was released .
the album landed on number ten on the u.s. `` billboard '' 200 as its highest peak position with 97,500 copies sold in its debut , and has sold over 350,000 copies .
after the release of his second single `` how many words '' , which peaked at number eight on the u.s. `` billboard '' dance/club play songs , lewis was dropped by arista records .
lewis eventually signed with tommy boy records .
his second album , `` heartbreak on vinyl '' , was released on october 6 , 2009 .
the first single `` sad song '' was released on july 21 , 2009 .
the album charted at number 135 on the u.s. `` billboard '' `` billboard '' 200 , number twenty on the `` billboard '' independent albums , and number seven on the `` billboard '' dance/electronic albums with over 4,000 copies sold in the first week .
his third album , `` portrait of a chameleon '' , was released on may 20 , 2014 .
this was his first independent record and includes his hit single `` your touch '' .
`` portrait of a chameleon '' was available for pre order on pledgemusic before its release and included special extras such as posters and insiders on his album .
