With his rough-hewn voice and laid-back Midwestern charm, Lee DeWyze won over millions of viewers as a contestant and eventual winner of the ninth season of American Idol. An accomplished singer, guitarist, and songwriter who had already built a following on the Chicago club scene by the time he auditioned for Idol, Lee displays his true nature as an artist on his major-label debut, "Live It Up." "I love guys like Cat Stevens, Kris Kristofferson, Dave Matthews, and Ray LaMontagne,” Lee says, "I'm a sucker for hard-edged vocals over pretty melodies and catchy grooves.” Lee's second album, "Frames," made Guitar World's list of the top ten acoustic albums of 2013, and he's coming to Michigan on the heels of a viral new hit, "Blackbird Song."