Known as an American singer, Blake Lewis is also a songwriter and beatboxer who reached his fame through the American Idol season six. Lewis comes from a family of musicians, his mother was a member of a rock band, and she stills sings and plays guitar. Lewis was inspired by music since the age of five when he first began to sing. During his appearance at the American Idol, Lewis impressed the jury with his performances and style of songs that he chose to sing while competing. Lewis made it to the runner-up in the season six of the American Idol. Although his main focus was his competition at the Idol, Lewis spent his nights preparing the tracks for his album.  In December 2007, Lewis released his first album Audio Day Dream with the Arista Records recording label. Lewis managed to impress producers like Ryan Tedder from One Republic with whom he had co-written 12 out of 13 of his album tracks. After a not so successful reach for his audience with the album, Lewis decided to stop his collaboration with Arista and collaborated with Tommy Boy Records with his single Heartbreak on Vinyl. The album was not as successful as to get Lewis a record contract since he was listed only at 135 on Billboard 200. However, Lewis re-appeared in 2013 with Portrait of Chameleon through Republic Records. Besides his talent with singing, Lewis was also appreciated for his looks, leading him to become number five in the list of the ten sexiest Idol contestants ever on the website.