Songwriting Career
In 2008, Hamm wrote a song called "The Time of My Life" at the encouragement of his wife, Yolanda, an avid American Idol fan. He submitted the song for the American Idol Songwriting Competition, and won. The song became the finale song and first single for the winner of American Idol's seventh season, David Cook. The RIAA certified "The Time of My Life" platinum on December 12, 2008 for selling over 1 million digital downloads. The song was particularly successful on U.S. Adult radio. The song reached number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
In addition to the American Idol success, Regie Hamm has written for Clay Aiken and Lonestar.
He has had over 400 cuts as a songwriter, and has been named SESAC songwriter of the year 4 times.
Regie Hamm has a solo album titled "Set It on Fire" and a book titled "Angels & Idols", both due for release June 15, 2010.
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