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David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an United States|American Pop music|pop singer-songwriter. At ten years old he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition leading to other television singing appearances. When he was twelve years old, Archuleta became the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search|Star Search 2 . In 2007, at sixteen years old, he became one of the youngest contestants on the American Idol (season 7)|seventh season of American Idol . In May 2008 he finished as the runner-up, receiving 44 percent of over 97 million votes.

In August 2008 Archuleta released " Crush (David Archuleta song)|Crush ," the first single from his David Archuleta (album)|self-titled debut album . The album, released three months later, debuted at number two on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 chart; it has sold over 750,000 copies in the U.S. and over 900,000 Worldwide., Yahoo.com In October 2010 he released a third album, The Other Side of Down featuring lead single " Something 'Bout Love ". In 2011, Archuleta announced he is taking a two-year hiatus to be a Missionary (LDS Church)|missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .

Early life

Archuleta was born in Miami , Florida , to Jeff Archuleta and Lupe Marie Mayorga. His mother is a salsa music|salsa singer and dancer from Honduras and his father is a jazz musician of Spanish people|Spanish - Basque people|Basque descent; he speaks a little bit of Spanish language|Spanish and aspires to learn more., popdirt.com Archuleta has four siblings. His family moved to the Sandy, Utah|Sandy , Utah , suburb of Salt Lake City when he was six. He now lives in Murray, Utah|Murray where he attended Murray High School (Utah)|Murray High School . He is a former Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scout and is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .Randle, Quint. (2008-02-24)

Archuleta started singing at the age of six, inspired by a Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables video. "That musical is what started all of this", he said. He started performing publicly at age ten when he participated in the Utah Talent Competition, singing " I Will Always Love You " by Dolly Parton ; he received a standing ovation and won the Child Division.

Music career

2003–06: Star Search and musical beginnings

In 2003, when he was twelve years old, Archuleta sang on several episodes of the television show Star Search .

He ended up as the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2, Losing the Junior Grand Champion title to Tiffany Evans .. CBS. Retrieved on 2011-02-23. On one episode, he sang against then-11-year-old American Idol (season 7)#Female semi-finalists|Alexandréa Lushington , who became a "top 20" semi-finalist on American Idol (season 7)|American Idol alongside Archuleta. Around the second year of being on Star Search he started focusing on the lyrics, "I didn't even pay attention to the lyrics when I was 12, 13".

Archuleta's competing on Star Search was preceded by an appearance on The Jenny Jones Show , meeting the finalists from American Idol 's American Idol (season 1)|first season , for whom he performed a spontaneous a cappella rendition of " And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going " from Dreamgirls (musical)|Dreamgirls , and received praise from Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson ., and led to appearances on CBS ' The Early Show , The year after Star Search he found out he had partial vocal paralysis but declined risky surgery and has said he feels he is almost fully recovered. He limited his singing for specific occasions like
Stadium of Fire , the Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day celebration at Brigham Young University Stadium.

Archuleta made initial attempts at songwriting and arranging music after his Star Search experience and has written at least three songs. His first singles in 2002 included "Dream Sky High" and "Don't Tell Me".

2007–08: American Idol and David Archuleta

Archuleta received his ticket to the Hollywood final auditions at the San Diego tryouts – held at Qualcomm Stadium at the end of July 2007 – with a performance of John Mayer 's " Waiting on the World to Change " with judge Randy Jackson spontaneously joining in to sing the background "waiting" in the song. He was sixteen during the Hollywood auditions and attended school while a part of ''American Idol's American Idol (season 7)|seventh season . His parents were there because he was a minor (law)|minor . Archuleta also took advantage of the decision to allow contestants to American Idol (season 7)#Changes from past seasons|play musical instruments when he accompanied himself on piano for his performances of "Crazy", "Another Day in Paradise", and "Angels".

During the 1970s themed week Archuleta sang the John Lennon song " Imagine (song)|Imagine ", omitting the earlier verses in favor of the last one. Los Angeles Times columnist Ann Powers speculated that he wanted to avoid singing "no religion too" because of his faith. "As a Mormon , he's unlikely to espouse the song's agnostic ideal," she wrote. However, he did sing the entire song on Good Things Utah when he was thirteen. When asked by judge Randy Jackson why he didn't sing the first verse, Archuleta said the third verse was his favorite because it has "a great message."

After his performance of " We Can Work It Out ", which judge Simon Cowell called "a mess", Entertainment Tonight reported that Archuleta was feeling pressure from his father, Jeff Archuleta, who "reportedly yelled at" his son after a recording session the previous night. Jeff Archuleta, in an interview with Us Weekly , denied the claim. A May 2008 Associated Press article reported that Jeff Archuleta had his son add a lyric from the Sean Kingston song " Beautiful Girls (Sean Kingston song)|Beautiful Girls " into an interpretation of " Stand by Me (song)|Stand by Me " (from which "Beautiful Girls" samples its bass line), increasing the costs for licensing, and that this had resulted in Jeff Archuleta being banned from American Idol backstage rehearsals. Archuleta defended his father calling him "a great guy" who keeps him wiktionary:grounded|grounded .

During the Top 7 results show, the contestants were split into two groups. In one group was Syesha Mercado , Brooke White , and Kristy Lee Cook . In the other group was David Cook (singer)|David Cook , Carly Smithson , and Jason Castro (singer)|Jason Castro . Archuleta was the only one not sorted into a group. He was declared safe after the groups were formed, then was asked to choose the group he thought was safe. He refused, and sat down on the floor of the stage, much like Melinda Doolittle had done the previous season.

In the finale he sang " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me ", "In This Moment" and "Imagine". Judge Simon Cowell declared that Archuleta won the evening and even David Cook, who ultimately won, thought Archuleta would win: "I have to concede it, the kid came out all three songs and nailed it", said Cook. In the final tally, Archuleta received 44 percent of the votes. During the finale show, identical commercials featuring Archuleta and fellow finalist Cook mimicked the Tom Cruise scene from Risky Business where he dances in his underwear playing an air guitar ; they were promoting the game franchise Guitar Hero (series)|Guitar Hero .

Week	Theme	Song(s)	Original artist
Audition s
Hollywood
Top 50
Top 24
Top 20
Top 16
Top 12
Top 11
Top 10
Top 9
Top 8
Top 7
Top 6
Top 5
Top 4
Top 3
Finale

Archuleta's first appearances on music ranking charts were with the three songs he performed in the American Idol finale; " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me ", "In This Moment", and " Imagine (song)|Imagine ", debuted on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of June 7, 2008. "Imagine" entered at number 36 (giving Archuleta his first top forty hit), "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" at number 58, and "In This Moment" entered at number 60. That same week he had three songs on Billboard 's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart as well, where his versions of " Phoenix (Dan Fogelberg album)|Longer ", " Think of Me ", and " Angels (Robbie Williams song)|Angels " debuted at number 15, number 19, and number 24 respectively. In July 2008 So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance , a dance competition reality show, Archuleta's cover of "Imagine" by John Lennon was the featured music for contestants Katee Shean and William Wingfield with their pas de deux performance.

Archuleta signed with Jive Records in June 2008. His self-titled album, David Archuleta (album)|David Archuleta , was released in November 2008. His first single " Crush (David Archuleta song)|Crush " was released in August 2008 on WHTZ|Z100 , a New York radio station. On August 12 "Crush" became available on iTunes . It debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 , beaten only by Rihanna 's " Disturbia (song)|Disturbia ". It was the best chart debut in more than 18 months. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the track sold 166,000 downloads in the first week in the United States. It has sold 1.92 million digital copies in the US.
Along with American Idol winner David Cook (singer)|David Cook , Archuleta placed second on Forbes list of "Breakout Stars of 2008". The two co-presented an award at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards in August 2008. Archuleta also received the Teen Choice Award surfboard for "Most Fanatic Fans".

2009–present: Christmas from the Heart , The Other Side of Down and career in the Philippines

Since the release of his debut album, Archuleta has released three new songs: "Let's Talk About Love (The Build-A-Bear theme song)," "Save the Day (released only in Japan as a bonus track in his album)," and "Zero Gravity." In February, it was announced that Archuleta will be touring the United Kingdom supporting British band McFly on their "Up Close...And This Time It's Personal" tour. The tour began on April 21, 2009 and continued until May. Archuleta became the opening act for Demi Lovato 's tour which began June 21, 2009.. News-briefs.ew.com (2009-04-15). Retrieved on 2011-02-23.

On April 22, 2009, Archuleta returned to the American Idol stage in its eighth season and performed the third single from his debut album, " Touch My Hand ". On April 30, 2009 he made his first UK television appearance, on the '' Paul O'Grady Show '', performing "Crush" and chatting about his album, which was released there in May. In May, Archuleta and fellow American Idol David Cook, visited the Philippines. Two days later he made live appearances on two of GMA Network|GMA-7 's shows, SiS (TV series)|Sis and Eat Bulaga . He also confirmed that month that he was working on two new albums, his sophomore pop album and a Christmas album. In August 2009, Archuleta won three Teen Choice Awards for Breakout Artist, Love Song, and the Music Tour category with Demi Lovato.. Anangelandacookie.blogspot.com (2009-08-11). Retrieved on 2011-02-23. In September he won the Year in Music – Rising Male Star award at the ALMA Awards and performed a cover of the standard " Romance_(Luis_Miguel_album)#Track_listing|Contigo en la Distancia ".

Archuleta's acting debut was when he appeared as himself for his acting debut on Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon 's show iCarly titled "iRocked the Vote". The episode aired February 7, 2009. He had also made a special guest appearance in List of Hannah Montana episodes (Season 3)|Season 3 of the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana at VH-1 In the episode " Promma Mia " as himself and he sang a duet: " I Wanna Know You " with Miley Cyrus who plays the Hannah Montana|title character ; the song was featured on the soundtrack, Hannah Montana 3 .

On May 16, 2009, Archuleta and David Cook performed in the Mall of Asia: Concert Grounds for their Back-to-Back Concert in Manila , Philippines . On June 1, 2010, Archuleta released Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song, and the Power of Perseverance , a memoir which refers to "the partial vocal paralysis he suffered in 2004 but has now fully recovered from". He went on a book signing tour beginning in Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood , New Jersey .Burger, David. , The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 November 2009. The book was a bestseller.

Archuleta came back to the American Idol stage on April 7, 2010 on the show's American Idol (season 9)|ninth season and performed John Lennon 's "Imagine", which David had performed previously in the Top 20 Week when he was a contestant on the show. After his performance, he mentioned that he was working on his third studio album.

Archuleta sang " The Star-Spangled Banner " and " Stand by Me (song)|Stand by Me " at the 30th anniversary of the annual A Capitol Fourth concert in Washington, D.C. on the Fourth of July . The show was aired on PBS at 8pm EST live and tape delay PT.

Archuleta sang live at the Tejano Music Awards covering Selena 's songs, Como La Flor (song)|Como La Flor and No Me Queda Más at the event as a tribute on July 11, 2010.. Archuletafanscene.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-23.

In an interview with AOL's Something Pitchy , Archuleta revealed that the release of his next album is planned for Fall 2010 (he did mention a late September release, but then went back to the Fall). On June 24, 2010 Jive Records announced that his new single would be released on DavidArchuleta.com on July 13, and iTunes on July 20. However, on June 30, 2010 the full version of " Something 'Bout Love " became available to play on his website. His album The Other Side of Down was released on October 5, 2010.. Twitter.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-23.

On October 7, 2010, it was announced that David Archuleta would be the guest star at the annual Christmas concert of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir . Archuleta was scheduled to sing in performances on December 16–19.. Deseret News (2010-10-07). Retrieved on 2011-02-23.

On February 18, 2011 it was announced by Jive Records that David Archuleta had been released from his contract with them. It was also announced on February 17, 2011 that Archuleta left his management Wright Entertainment Group. Archuleta intends to spend time working on writing original material.. Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-23.

On July 2, 2011, Archuleta joined Brad Paisley to perform at the Stadium of Fire , where he performed the national anthem in addition to his five song set. From July 16 to 26, 2011, Archuleta toured Asia, performing in Indonesia , Philippines , Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh), and Malaysia .

Archuleta stated that at the conclusion of the December 19th show of the My Kind of Christmas Tour , he will be taking a leave of absence from music to fulfill a Missionary (LDS Church)|two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , but also stated that he's not retiring, and will return to music upon the completion of his mission.

In early 2012, Archuleta signed a contract with Associated Broadcasting Company|TV5 Kapatid Network to shoot a primetime mini series in the Philippines titled Nandito Ako (TV series)| Nandito Ako () , alongside Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Eula Caballero .

Philanthropy

Along with Do Something and the Archuleta is involved with helping willing teenagers make a difference in others' lives with Emergency management|disaster relief .. OK& #33; Magazine (2007-09-06). Retrieved on 2011-02-23. He is also one of several teen celebrities taking part in 's Teens for Jeans charity initiative, which donates denim to Homelessness|homeless teenagers nationwide. In January 2010, Haiti was hit with a major earthquake. On Jan 22, 2010 Archuleta joined other celebrities for a 2-hour fundraising telethon where he answered phones, and even stayed longer afterward to keep answering the phones.Cantiello, Jim. , MTV News, 26 January 2010.

In January 2011, Archuleta travelled to Chennai, India with , a non-profit charity giving children from leper colonies a first-class education and a chance at a future in India.

Archuleta was one of the many Latino singers who participated in Somos El Mundo , the Spanish version of We Are The World 25 for Haiti .Shirley Halperin, , Los Angeles Times , 8 March 2010. The song and video premiered on the Cristina Saralegui|Cristina Show in March 2010, funds raised benefit Haiti relief.

In support of ChildFund , Archuleta partnered with the charity for his My Kind of Christmas Tour in an effort to increase awareness and recruit new sponsors for children in need worldwide.

Musical influences

Archuleta's mother is from Honduras , and much of the music he listened to as a child was Latin American music|Latin -influenced, including watching his mom sing at events with her sisters. She also "was big on dancing" according to Archuleta, and would "make" him dance to traditional music with his older sister. He also listened to jazz music, he said, from his father's collection as well as gospel , pop music|pop , rock music|rock and " soul music|soul ful music." In a later interview, he revealed that his father was a jazz musician. Archuleta also said he enjoys Broadway theatre|Broadway musical theatre|musicals .

On his American Idol "Fast Facts" page, Archuleta cited his musical influences as Natalie Cole , Stevie Wonder , Kirk Franklin and Bryan Adams . Like Elliott Yamin and another singer he admires, John Mayer , Archuleta tries to infuse his pop selections with a soulful vibe. In a Seventeen (magazine)|Seventeen interview he cites Sara Bareilles as a clever singer-songwriter whom he looks up to.

Discography

David Archuleta (album)|David Archuleta (2008)

Christmas from the Heart (David Archuleta album)|Christmas from the Heart (2009)

The Other Side of Down (2010)

Filmography

Television
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2008	American Idol	Himself	Runner Up
2009	iCarly	Himself	Season 2 - Episode 12: iRocked the Vote
2009	Hannah Montana	Himself	Season 3 – Episode 14: Promma Mia
2012	Nandito Ako (Here I Am)	Josh Bradley	Lead role Philippine television role

Tours

;As main act

American Idols LIVE& #33; Tour 2008 (2008)

David Archuleta Live In Concert (2009)

Christmas from the Heart Tour (2009)

The Other Side of Down Asian Tour (2011)

My Kind of Christmas Tour (2011)

;As supporting act

McFly Up Close and This Time It's Personal Tour (2009)

Demi Lovato tours|Demi Lovato Summer Tour 2009 (2009)

Awards and nominations

Year !! Presenter !! Award !! Result
2008	title= Teen Choice 2008: Post Show!	publisher=Teen Choice Awards / Fox	date=August 2008	accessdate=2008-11-02 Dead link
2008	Best Smile (Post Show)	title= Teen Choice 2008: TC Summer Nominees	publisher=Teen Choice Awards / Fox	date=August 2008	accessdate=2008-11-02 Dead link
2009	Breakout Artist	title= Twilight Dominates Teen Choice Awards	publisher=Entertainment Weekly	date=August 2009	accessdate=2009-08-10
	Music: Love Song (for "Crush")
	Music Tour
	Alma Awards	Music Rising Star
2010
	American Idol Album
	J-14 Magazine
	J-14 Magazine	Iconic Tweeter
2011

Notes

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