Blake Lewis was born in Redmond, Washington to Dallas and
Dinah Lewis as the only child in the family of Welsh, German and Irish descent.
[1][2] He attended Kenmore Junior High and later Inglemoor High School.[3][4] He
has been beatboxing since he was seventeen and used to be a member of the a
cappella group KickShaw for four years after graduation from high school in
1999. [5][6] In high school, Lewis participated in many high school state
competitions. He also took part in numerous musicals, comedies and rap
videos.[6] Aside from singing and beatboxing, Lewis plays the guitar, piano,
drums[citation needed] and has written many songs.[7] He auditioned for American
Idol in Seattle. [8] Attended Washington State University in Pullman, WA.