♥FUN FACTS BOUT DAVID ARCHULETA:DAVID JAMES ARCHULETA is 5/8 spanish
1/8 danish
1/16 Irish german
each 1/8 mix incl iroquois indian
with dark brown hair
and hazel eyes
who was born on December 28, 1990
in Miami, Florida, USA.
* Placed 2nd behind David Cook as American Idol Season 7 Runner-Up♪
* It was officially announced on June 5, 2008, that David signed on with 19/JIVE Records. ♫
* David stands at 5′7″ tall.
* David can play the piano and he has written a few songs. ✿
* His dad’s name is Jeff, and he was born and raised in Utah. Jeff is of Basque descent. His mom’s name is Lupe and she emigrated from Honduras from her hometown of ☮San Pedro Sula, Cortes.
* During preparations before the IDOL competition began, the Archuleta Family had settled on dad staying with David in Los Angeles, while mom stayed home in Utah to tend with the four remaining Archuleta children. ☺
* His dad is a jazz trumpet player and his mom (both age 42) sings pop music in both English and Spanish.
* The Archuleta’s five siblings consist of 3 girls and 2 boys with David being the 2nd oldest. Listed in order from eldest to youngest: Claudia (20), David (18), Daniel (15), Jazzy (12), and Amber (10).
* David owns a pretty healty-sized goldfish named Conditioner and his dog’s name is Teddy.
* David is left handed. ツ
* He love citrus colors: Orange, Yellow and Green.
* David received an honor declaration and certificate from The Utah State Legislature and House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. David was unable to attend but his mom Lupe was present to accept the award for him. ☮
* He worked as a tech over the summer vacation last year at Murray Park Amphitheatre.
* David earned over ☺$100,000.00 for his appearances on IDOLS LIVE 08! This is an estimate according to USA Today. ★
* He got a 4.0 grade point average during his sophomore year at Murray high school in Murray, Utah.
* His high school locker number was 607.
* Murray high school colors are orange and black.
* Murray High School Principals name is Scott Bushnell.
* Since competing on American Idol, David’s GPA dropped a fraction of a point when he received a B grade at the end of the last term.
* David promises to finish out high school and attend college even if he is crowned the American Idol. ☮
* David is being homeschooled during his Senior Year. No word yet if he will be able to take part in the 2009 Murray HS Graduation festivities.
* His lucky charm is a rubber band that his friends gave him, so he doesn’t forget that they always have his back.
* To battle nerves, David says a prayer before a performance and tries to shake it off.
* David and his family are active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah.
* His favorite American Idol moment was when Tamyra Gray sang And I’m Telling You★ *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 once competed against Alexandrea Lushington, another contestant in season 7 of American Idol on the show Star Search.
* 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.
* He wants to sing at one of the Olympics when as gets older.
* He once performed for surviving 9/11 firefighters in New York City. He sang “I Will Always Love You.”
* He says his friends would be surprised that he owns Kirk Franklin albums.
* Even if given a chance for a re-do, he stated he would not change a single thing about himself.
* 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.
* The thing he loves most about Utah is the people there.
* On the finals of the 2nd Season of Star Search, David scored a perfect 20 points from all three judges. ☺
* The actual date David won Star Search was March 19, 2003.
* By winning the Junior Singers competition on ★Star Search, David won $100,000.00
* As soon as the Archuleta Family returned to Utah, 10% or $10,000.00 was donated to their church. ☮
* 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.
* David has a fan group called ♥The Arch Angels and another one called ♥The Archies.
# Least favorite subject: Mathematics ☺
# Computer Games: Neopets*, Zoo Tycoon and Roller Coaster Tycoon (*this was 5 years ago)
# TV Shows: ✿Lizzie McGuire, Star Search and Sister Sister
# Movies: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
# Actors: Robin Williams and Jim Carrey
# Animated Characters:ღ Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Donald Duck
# Band: Destiny’s Child
# Singers: Natalie Cole, Céline 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
# Breakfast Foods: ღCereal, French toast and pancakes
# Fruits: Orange, ✿banana and apple
# Candy Bar: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
# Beverages: Water, Orange Juice and Sprite
# Sport: Rollerblading
# 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 Tamara Gray
# Performer: Michael Jackson
# Food: ღThai Food
# 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.
♥ 5 Words to describe yourself: My name is David Archuleta
♥I have grapes in my mouth.....sorry I'm trying to like chew, chew, chew, but it's not working....that skin, dang it! ツ
♥ Anything could happen...i mean like you could get hit by a car or something
♥ *mouthing "what?"*..........that's a weird word...........I think it is
♥ What does dry whit mean?
♥ well I'm not going to tell it to her face.........plus she's really nice too....she just could....kill you
♥ Gosh! Where did they all park! ツ
♥ I don't think I have the black skills for that one
♥ dang it!
♥ I didn't know it was real.............well that's what my mom has
♥ Oh my gosh Ashley! ✿
♥ I've never really smelled her or sniffed her..........I bet she smells nice.she probably has expensive perfume (Guillermo's Exclusivo!)
♥ Oh my gosh. The Murray High School Cheerleaders are even here
♥ the shower? I'm guilty haha.......well, almost everybody has ♪sang there........its a nice place with all the humidity
♥ We'll be going to New York pretty soon. You know, like tomorrow *laughs*
♥ Do you like water? Then they say yes. Then it's like well you like 70% of my body♫
♥ They have boyfriends and ღgirlfriends and their like all depressed after they breakup "I can't live without them" it's like your seventeen get over it
♥ It's like I didn't want to show my farmer's tan or anything
♥ We just been working our little booties off there
♥ What a feeling !!!
♥ The first thing I thought was "dang it"! ☺
♥ The next question is from "and Kelly", she has the little sign in front of her name
♥ When everyone's sceraming while I'm on stage, it's weird cause it's like, 'Why are you screaming at me?'
♥ It's kinda creepy down here-- It's kinda nice with the emptyness, even though all there is is echo....and the weird beeping sound
♥ And I'm out here rocking out on the guitar *playing air guitar*
♥ Look what you made me do!!
♥But I love lettuce!?! ツ
♥UTAAAHHHHHHH!!!
♥They're just church slacks...
♥Ummm, I don't know. I didn't really smell her or sniff her or anything!
♥I always thought everyone was kinda tone-deaf, and they're just trying to be nice to me 'coz I'm little
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Song For The Day: Knock You Down -Keri Hilson feat.Ne-Yo and Kanye West
It really kind of grabbed me ♪....pretty Cool song....XD
