David James Archuleta is an American singer-songwriter and actor. 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...
Amber Archuleta, Claudia Archuleta, Jazzy Archuleta, Daniel Archuleta, Crush, A Little Too Not Over You, Something 'Bout Love
Nicknames
David James Archuleta , Archuleta, David
Awards
Teen Choice Award for Choice Music, for Choice American Idol Alumni (2009, 2010), ALMA Award for Year in Music - New Artist (2009)
Nominations
World Music Award for World’s Best Entertainer of the Year, World Music Award for World’s Best Male Artist, World Music Award for World’s Best Live Act, Crush, A Little Too Not Over You, Something 'Bout Love
TV Shows
American Idol, Nandito Ako, Star Search
Star Sign
Capricorn
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It's really crazy, because it's like you've just been working. You know, you go out on stage every week and come back and rehearse and rehearse and then just all these people, out of nowhere, are like 'David!' and stuff. It's like, 'How do you know my name?' It's just bizarre, because it doesn't seem real that so many people would freak out.
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Fact
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Older sibling is Claudia. Younger siblings are Daniel, Jazzy, and Amber.
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Father Jeff is a jazz musician.
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Video for "Crush" placed number #23 on VH1's Top 40 Videos of 2008.
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Once suffered partial vocal paralysis but declined risky surgery and has said he feels he is almost fully recovered.
David's dad is James Jeffrey Archuleta & his mom is Xiomara Guadalupe Mayorga
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Is of Hispanic/Latino decent: Spanish-Basque (father) & Honduran (mother).
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His performance of John Lennon's "Imagine" on the Feb. 26, 2008 broadcast of "American Idol" made him an early favorite to make it to the seventh season's finals.
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In an L.A. Times article Ann Powers pointed out that Archuleta's arrangement of the song happened to be borrowed from one recorded by the late jazz-pop singer Eva Cassidy. A YouTube clip shows him singing the same arrangement for an appearance on the morning show "Good Things Utah" when he was 13.
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In 2003, at the age of 12, Archuleta won the title of Junior Singer Star on "Star Search" with his version of the song "You're All I Need to Get By," walking away with $100,000.
$5 Million
