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Courierpress.com article featuring Michael Johns

Date September 7, 2008

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With the TV show in the past, and most of the “Idols” tour behind him, Johns is concentrating on his post-tour plans. “We’re already working on an album,” he said. “Any down time we have [...]

New article about Michael and the Idols at the Atlanta Constitution

Date August 18, 2008

Please go check out this great article from today by Rodney Ho of The Atlanta Constitution.
Some Highlights…

Larry King wanted to tape an interview with the 10 Idols so CNN ended up taping it today at Gwinnett Arena. That kind of threw off the standard Q&A interview portion but I got to take some [...]

Lower finishing American Idols outshine more heralded singers

Date August 8, 2008

Another stellar review for MJ!
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The first half of the show actually had stronger singing. Michael Johns, Kristy Lee Cook and Carly Smithson hit all their stage cues and all their notes. Ironically, for a concert put on for mainly 8-14-year-olds, all the biggest cheers came from Johns’s and Smithson’s versions of tunes from the ’70s: [...]

Review of Michael’s Long Island performance on AM New York blog

Date August 5, 2008

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He had the best set of all the Idols (sorry Davids), belting out “We Are the Champions” and “Dream On” like he had been playing arenas for years. But the way he enjoyed himself during the two group songs made Johns all the more endearing, especially his half-joking version of the Beyonce booty pop from [...]

Michael Johns article on Thepulsemag.com

Date August 4, 2008

Read the full article here. Excerpt below…
American Idol contestant Michael Johns knows how to work a crowd. As a little tyke, he could be found by the family piano singing his heart out. In his teens, he pumped up local sports fans as a team mascot. Now 29, this talented Aussie with sexy rumpled [...]

New Michael Interview at Blogcritics.com

Date July 23, 2008

Up Close With The American Idols - Michael Johns
by Sherry Lipp
Johns came into the interview with his left arm heavily bandaged. The injury was obviously recent because no one in the room seemed to know what had happened to him. Carly Smithson took time out of her interview to find out what caused the injury. [...]

Starpulse.com spotlights Aussie Entertainers

Date July 21, 2008

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One musician who is fully expected to follow the lead of his successful Aussie peers is American Idol contestant, Michael Johns. Although Johns, 29, lives in Los Angeles with his wife (sorry, ladies!), he was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. After the jock-turned-singer came to the United States on a tennis scholarship in [...]