David Archuleta <3
15 years, 11 months & 10 days ago
13th Dec 2008 18:12 this is how much I love him........
- He has a youtube account.
- David is the youngest runner-up on American Idol.
- He describes himself as weird, spacey and happy.
- His debut single, Crush, was released on iTunes on August 12, 2008. Within 24 hours of its release, it reached #1 on the top 100 songs list.
- David is one of only two non winners on American Idol to never be in the bottom group. The other was Clay Aiken in Season 2.
- He used to do cross country.
- David can speak both English and Spanish.
- Natasha Bedingfield was a fan of David???s on American Idol.
- David???s record label is JIVE Records.
- He was in a Guitar Hero commercial, which premiered during the American Idol Season 7 finale.
- The governor of Utah declared May 9th, 2008 as ???David Archuleta Day.???
- He is left-handed.
- David likes to shop at Pac Sun, Black Chandalier and thrift stores.
- David has been nicknamed ???Archie??? by the American Idol (Season 7) crew, a take-off on his last name and a reference to the comic book character, Archibald ???Archie??? Andrews.
- He is currently the only student standing at ???American Idol school???, which is daily tutoring for contestants under 18. Alexandrea Lushington and Alaina Whitaker were his classmates, but they were already eliminated.
- David first started watching American Idol in it???s first season in 2002. He says that the people in that season were very inspirational, especially Tamyra Gray.
- Being who he is and loving what he???s doing is what gives him the edge in the competition of American Idol.
- Some of his greatest memories are being with his family and having a great time.
- He draws inspiration from his faith and his family.
- The first concert he has ever attended was when he went to a medal ceremony of the Olympics and *NSYNC performed at it.
- Likes:
** Being Outside, playing Guitar Hero and Broadway musicals.
- David???s single Imagine reached #1 on iTunes??? chart, while Shop Around reached 8th (both songs he performed on American Idol).
- He went to the premiere of Horton Hears a Who with the other ???Idol??? contestants in Los Angeles in March 2008. He met the stars of the movie there, such as Jim Carrey and Steve Carell.
- If he had 24 hours to do whatever he wants, he would go to Disney World with his family or spend quality time with them.
- The person he would really like to meet is Stevie Wonder.
- One of his nicknames is ???Lettuce Boy.???
- If given the chance, he would not change one single thing about himself.
- David says his toughest obstacle in life was believing that he could really be successful in a singing career.
- He likes all of the judges on American Idol because of their personalities and their different opinions.
- David is great friends with Alexandrea Lushington, and when she got voted off of American Idol, it brought him to tears.
- If he couldn???t sing, he would like to be able to play the guitar and become a better songwriter.
- His lucky charm is a rubber band that his friends gave him, so he doesn???t forget that they always have his back.
- He wants to sing at one of the Olympics when as gets older.
- David???s height is 5???6 1/2??? (1.69m).
- He once performed for surviving 9/11 firefighters. He sang ???I Will Always Love You.???
- He got a 4.0 grade point average during his sophomore year in high school.
- He says his friends would be surprised that he owns Kirk Franklin albums.
- David is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- David once competed against Alexandrea Lushington, another contestant in season 7 of American Idol on the show Star Search.
- To battle nerves, David says a prayer before a performance and tries to shake it off.
- The thing he loves most about Utah is the people there.
- David is a Mormon.
- When David started on Star Search, he already started showing symptoms of bronchitis, which would later lead to his vocal paralysis when he reached the age of 13 and 14. One of his vocal chords was paralyzed and underdeveloped. The doctors said he can have surgery, but it was very risky. He didn???t want to take the risk because he wanted to sing. He was actually supposed to record a CD after Star Search because of his big success there, but wasn???t able to due to his vocal paralysis.
- David once performed on the Jenny Jones show. He sang ???And I Am Telling You??? by Jennifer Holliday.
- On the finals of the 2nd Season of Star Search, David scored a perfect 20 points from all three judges.
- David attended Murray High School in Murray, Utah and attended there for both his sophmore and junior year. He sang in his school choir.
- He has taken formal singing training since he was 12 years old, but only every now and then from his vocal coach, Dean Kaelin.
- His musical influences are Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Kirk Franklin and Bryan Adams.
- He auditioned for American Idol in San Diego, California.
- List of Songs Sung on Star Search:
** Preliminary Round - Who???s Lovin??? You by The Temptations
** Semifinals - Fallin??? by Alicia Keys
** Finals - You???re All I Need to Get By by Marvin broccoli is sooo e
** Battle of the Champions - I Surrender by Celine Dion
- At the age of 10, he participated in the Utah Talent Competition, his first ever competition wherein he sang I Will Always Love You, his first ever song sung on stage, receiving a standing ovation.
- At the age of six, he memorized a number of songs from the Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert with the corresponding English and broccoli is sooo coolney accents.
- Although he was born in Miami, Florida, David and his family moved around in Florida for most of his early life, but finally moved to Salt Lake City, Utah on February 1997 where he currently resides, specifically in a city named Murray.
- Favorites:
** Subjects in School: English, Spanish and Choir
** Computer Games: broccoli is sooo cools, Zoo Tycoon and Roller Coaster Tycoon
** Gamecube Games: Mario Party 4, Gauntlet, and Super Smash Bros.
** TV Shows: Lizzie McGuire, Star Search and Sister Sister
** Movies: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer???s Stone, and Finding Nemo
** Actors: Robin Williams and Jim Carrey
** Animated Characters: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Donald Duck
** Band: Destiny???s Child
** Singers: Natalie Cole, C??line Dion and Michael Jackson
** Songs: And I???m Telling You, Who???s Loving You and Complicated by Avril Lavigne
** Album: Let Go by Avril Lavigne
** Sports Team: Utah Jazz
** Cereal: Honey Nut Cheerios
** Fruits: Orange, banana and apple
** Candy Bar: Reese???s Peanut Butter Cups
** Beverages: Water, orange juice and Sprite
** Sport: Street hockey and Basketball
** Color: Orange, Citrus Green and Yellow
** Quote: ???You???ll never be lonely if you learn to befriend yourself.???
** Male Pop Stars: Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Bryan Adams and Kirk Franklin.
** Female Pop Stars: Natasha Bedingfield, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey.
** American Idol Contestant: Elliott Yamin and Tamyra Gray
** Performer: Michael Jackson
** Food: Thai Food, Pizza and Lettuce
** American Idol Moment: Tamyra Gray???s performance of And I Am Telling You, I???m Not Going. He says it was amazing.
** Books: Harry Potter series, Animal books, and Fact Books
** Vacation: Florida
** Holiday: Christmas
- David???s American Idol audition number is 11394.
- David sang for contestants in Season 1 of American Idol. He sang And I Am Telling You I???m Not Going by Jennifer Holliday. One of those contestants just happened to be Kelly Clarkson.
- List of Songs Sung on American Idol
** Audition - Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer
** Hollywood Week - Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
** Top 50 - Heaven by Bryan Adams
** Top 24 - Shop Around by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
** Top 20 - Imagine by John Lennon
** Top 16 - Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins
** Top 12 - We Can Work It Out by The Beatles
** Top 11 - The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles
** Top 10 - You???re the Voice by David Foster and Jeff Pescetto
** Top 9 - Smoky Mountain Memories by Dolly Parton
** Top 8 - Angels by Robbie Williams
** Top 7 - When You Believe by Maruah Carey
** Top 6 - Think of Me by Andrew Lloyd Webber
** Top 5 - Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
** Top 5 - America by Neil Diamond
** Top 4 - Stand By Me by Ben E. King
** Top 4 - Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley
** Top 3 - And So It Goes by Billy Joel (Paula???s Choice)
** Top 3 - With You by Chris Brown (David???s Choice)
** Top 3 - Longer by Dan Fogelberg (Producer???s Choice)
** Finale - Don???t Let The Sun Go Down On Me by Elton John
** Finale - In This Moment by Ryan Gilmore
** Finale - Imagine by John Lennon
- David can play the piano and write songs.
- David has a fan group called ???The Arch Angels??? and another one called ???The Archies.???
- He has one brother and three sisters, who are Claudia, Daniel, Jazzy and Amber. His dad, Jeff is a jazz trumpet player and his mom, Lupe sings pop music in both English and Spanish and is from Honduras.
- David used to have two cats. Their names were Cloudy and Midnight. He also has a poodle named Teddy and a goldfish named Conditioner.
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