Lee DeWyze

Pictures

Photoshoot Live It Up 01

Listen to, buy or share

Buy

Buy on Amazon Amazon Expand purchase options
  • Digital download
  • Amazon Amazon
  • 7digital 7digital
  • iTunes iTunes
  • Physical media
  • Amazon Amazon Search
  • eBay eBay Search
  • 797,292
    scrobbles
  • 53,898
    listeners

Tags

Everyone’s tags

More tags

Biography

Mount Prospect, Chicago IL, United States (2007 – present)

Leon James “Lee” DeWyze (born April 2, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Mount Prospect, Illinois, and is the winner of the ninth season of American Idol. He has released two independent albums, So I’m Told (2007) and Slumberland (2010). He released “Live it Up” in late 2010.

Lee Dewyze attended an alternative high school but states that music and his teachers were his inspiration to go back to his studies. Before Idol, DeWyze worked as a paint salesclerk. His musical influences include Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton, Ben Harper, and Simon & Garfunkel.

DeWyze’s career began when he was 16 or 17, after he met Louis Svitek, owner of WuLi Records, and Ryan McGuire of the Virginia Gentlemen. Lee DeWyze auditioned in Chicago for the ninth season of American Idol with the song “Ain’t No Sunshine”, which was also covered by Kris Allen. During Hollywood week, his group included Aaron Kelly and Crystal Bowersox, who all made it into the Top 24. During the first week, he performed “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol, which was praised by Simon Cowell. The next week he sang “Lips of an Angel”, which did not get the same response as his first performance but was good enough to get him into the top 16. His third song, “Fireflies”, came as a surprise and was generally liked by the viewers, critics, and the judges.

After making it to the Top 12, DeWyze performed Beast Of Burden during The Rolling Stones week. For the Top 11’s theme, Billboard #1 Hits, DeWyze performed The Letter by the The Box Tops. The following week DeWyze performed Treat Her Like A Lady impressing mentor Usher and all four judges including Cowell who said that “This is the night that your life may have changed forever.
Read more… Edit bio

Videos

Top Albums

Listening Trend

53,898listeners all time
797,292scrobbles all time
Recent listeners trend:

Start scrobbling and track your listening history

Last.fm users scrobble the music they play in iTunes, Spotify, Rdio and over 200 other music players.

Create a Last.fm profile

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up.

Listening Now

Top Listeners

Email Newsletter

Universal Music Group Get exclusive tour, release & promotion updates on Lee DeWyze from Universal Music.