American Idol 6th Season Runner Up - Blake Lewis' Single "Break Anotha"

Blake Lewis' single "Break Anotha" from his album titled "Audio Day Dream" was released to radio on October 30^th. Blake Lewis was the runner up to Jordin Sparks for the sixth season of American Idol. Blake is known for his beat boxing talents. This set him apart from the other contestants on the show. Blake was born in Redmond, Washington, on July 21^st 1981, he started singing at the age of five and while Blake was in high school he competed in state wide contests. Blake became a beat-boxer at the age of 17.

He was inspired by the then Seattle-based a cappella group M-Pact. Blake was a member of the Pacific Northwest; a cappella group Kickshaw for four years. He also previously recorded several music videos and wrote a number of original songs. After Blake graduated from high school in 1998, He worked with Kickshaw on a 10-track album titled Put It In the Microphone but he quit the group in 2002 to become a solo musician and went by the name Bshorty.

After "American Idol," Blake was signed to 19 Recordings / ARISTA Records and started working on his debut album with a stellar line-up of producers and songwriters. Among the producers were Jonathan "JR" Rotem, who has worked with Rihanna and Sean Kingston; Ryan "Alias" Tedder, who has worked with Timbaland; and S*A*M & Sluggo, who have worked with two of the year's biggest new artists, Gym Class Heroes and Boys Like Girls.

Blake's' debut album, Audio Day Dream (A.D.D), will be released on December 4, 2007. "Break Anotha" is the first single off Blake Lewis' debut album, Audio Day Dream.

Windows Media users can listen to "Audio Day Dream" Here and Quick Time users can go here.

Blake has been supporting cancer research at the Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle by donating 50% of the proceeds from the merchandise of The Blaker Girls, The Official Blake Lewis Fan site. Blake chose to put his support behind this organization after one of his best friends was diagnosed with lymphoma.

You can learn more about Blake Lewis by visiting his web site or his myspace page.