Ousted American Idol contestant Josiah Leming, who just missed making it through Idol’s Hollywood round earlier this year, has signed a deal with Warner Bros. Records.

A fan favorite on Idol, Josiah left his Morristown, Tenn. home to pursue his music career at seventeen. The out-of-work teen was living in his late ’80s model Ford Thunderbird when he auditioned for Idol.

Josiah will begin recording his debut album this week, according to a press release from Warner Brothers Records.