David Archuleta - Wikipedia. David James Archuleta (born December 2. American singer- songwriter, musician, and actor.

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At ten years old, he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition leading to other television singing appearances.[6] When he was twelve years old, Archuleta became the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2.[6] In 2. American Idol.[7] In May 2. In August 2. 00. 8 Archuleta released "Crush", the first single from his self- titled debut album.[6][8][9][1.

The album, released three months later, debuted at number two on the Billboard 2. U. S., and over 9. In October 2. 01. The Other Side of Down, featuring lead single "Something 'Bout Love".

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On March 2. 8, 2. Archuleta left on a two- year hiatus to be a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints in Chile, but stated that he will continue his music career after that.[1. As of February 2. Archuleta has sold 1,1. United States.[1.

In March 2. 01. 2, Archuleta released his fourth album, Forevermore, exclusively in the Philippines. This was his first Original Pilipino Music album, composed of several covers of Filipino songs.

The album was certified gold in the Philippines (1. June 2. 01. 2.[1. Archuleta's fifth album, Begin, was released on August 7, 2. United States. A compilation album titled No Matter How Far was released on March 2. His sixth studio album Postcards in the Sky was released on October 2.

Early life[edit]Archuleta was born on December 2. Miami, Florida, to Lupe Marie (née Mayorga), a salsa singer and dancer, and Jeff Archuleta, a jazz musician. His mother is from Honduras and his father is of Spanish–Basque, Danish, Irish, German, and Iroquois descent.[1. He speaks fluent Spanish.[2. Archuleta has four siblings.[2. His family moved to the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, Utah, when he was six years old. He attended Murray High School, and graduated in 2.

Archuleta earned his Eagle Scout award in 2. Boy Scouts of America.[citation needed] When Archuleta, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, was 2. Santiago, Chile.[2. Archuleta is also a graduate of Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Salt Lake City.[2. Archuleta currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.[2.

Archuleta started singing at the age of six, inspired by a Les Misérables video. That musical is what started all of this," he said.[2. 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 won the Child Division.[2. Music career[edit]2. Star Search and musical beginnings[edit]In 2. Archuleta sang on several episodes of the television show Star Search.[3.

He ended up as the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2, losing the Junior Grand Champion title to Tiffany Evans.[3. On one episode, he sang against then- 1. Alexandréa Lushington, who became a "top 2. American Idol alongside Archuleta.[3. 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 1. Archuleta's competing on Star Search was preceded by an appearance on The Jenny Jones Show, meeting the finalists from American Idol's first season, for whom he performed a spontaneous a cappella rendition of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls. He received praise from Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson,[3.

CBS's 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.[2. He limited his singing for specific occasions like Stadium of Fire, the Independence Day celebration at Brigham Young University Stadium.[3.

Archuleta made initial attempts at songwriting and arranging music after his Star Search experience and has written at least three songs.[3. His first singles in 2. Sunny Hilden "Dream Sky High" and a song he had written by Yani Gileadi "Don't Tell Me".[3. American Idol and David Archuleta[edit]Archuleta received his ticket to the Hollywood auditions at the San Diego tryouts – held at Qualcomm Stadium at the end of July 2. John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change" with judge Randy Jackson spontaneously joining in to sing the background "waiting" in the song.[2. He was sixteen during the Hollywood auditions and attended school while a part of American Idol'sseventh season.[7] A parent/guardian was required to be there because he was a minor.[7] Archuleta also took advantage of the decision to allow contestants to play musical instruments when he accompanied himself on piano for his performances of "Crazy", "Another Day in Paradise", and "Angels". During the 1. 97. Watch She`S The Man Torent Free.

Archuleta sang the John Lennon 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.[3. 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."[3.

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.[4. Jeff Archuleta, in an interview with Us Weekly, denied the claim.[4.

A May 2. 00. 8 Associated Press article reported that Jeff Archuleta had his son add a lyric from the Sean Kingston song "Beautiful Girls" into an interpretation of "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.[4. Archuleta defended his father, calling him "a great guy" who keeps him grounded.[4. 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, Carly Smithson, and 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 as Melinda Doolittle had done the previous season.