Michael was interviewed and gave an amazing acoustic performance on Urban Rush on Friday.
The interview was so entertaining and his performance…goosebumps!!
Urban Rush on Shaw TV is Vancouver’s award winning entertainment talk show hosted by Michael Eckford and Fiona Forbes.
Thanks Maja and Elizabeth!
Interview

Acoustic “Man In Motion”

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Michael is in Vancouver for the premiere of the movie “Heart Of A Dragon” which opens in theatres 10/29/10.  He made an appearance on BC’s Global News Cafe and sang a beautiful acoustic version of “Man In Motion” which is part of the movie soundtrack!
Enjoy this..it’s outstanding!

An enjoyable article about how Michael came to sing [...]

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Thank-you Michael for sharing the superb video of ”Hold Me” with your fans!!
It’s so beautiful and all of us have been dying to see this!
It’s a gorgeous cover and your new version deserves to go straight to the top of the charts in Japan!
For those not familiar with the song, “Daite” (meaning Hold Me) was a big hit in Japan [...]

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Our very own MJOer Jessica won a fabulous contest on Namedrop.com  to attend the Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night.  It’s a star-studded event that raises money and awareness for Parkinson’s Disease.   
 Jess took her best pal and fellow MJOer Diane as her guest and had the evening of a lifetime! 
Congratulations Jess and Diane and thanks so much for sharing your amazing adventure [...]

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This post goes out to Michael’s parents, Janet and John – we hope you had a fantastic time at the concert!
First up, an except from a review by Janelle Kidd at the General Motors Place website:
Next up was Michael Johns of American Idol fame, singing “She’s a Beauty”, Foster’s Oscar nominated “Look What You’ve [...]

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Thanks, Marie!
Look What You’ve Done To Me

She’s A Beauty

Man In Motion

Hard Habit To Break

Last show in Vancouver, BC today! Ruben Studdard tweeted a picture of him, Michael, Nathan East and Deborah Cox on their way to Canada. Check it out here!

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Michael flew in his parents from Australia a couple of days ago to catch the show in Los Angeles, so hopefully they enjoyed the show! Nancy and Janine attended the show, so thank you for the videos and pictures!
Also, to Michael’s dad John – hope your eye heals up quick!
Look What You’ve Done To Me

Hard [...]

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Sorry for the late post, but as of now, it looks like Michael’s performing She’s A Beauty, Man in Motion, Hard Habit to Break (as a duet with Peter Cetera) and America’s Song with the rest of the performers to close out the show. Thanks to all who’ve posted video!
Man in Motion – Irina, Chicago

Man [...]

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St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) was originally written by David Foster and John Parr to pay tribute to Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, who at that time was heading around the world on his Man in Motion World Tour to raise funds for spinal cord research. The song was later recorded by John Parr as [...]

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Tags: david foster, heart of a dragon, man in motion

Rodney Ho over at Access Atlanta had a chance to chat with David Foster about the upcoming David Foster & Friends tour, and here’s what he had to say about Michael:
His thoughts on Buckhead’s Michael Johns: “I love being around Michael. He appreciates what I do. He’s a young, good looking rock singer. And he’s [...]

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