David Archuleta's mother is from Honduras and his father is of Spanish, Danish, Irish, and German descent.
59 Facts About David Archuleta
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David Archuleta has stated that his surname is of Basque origin.
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David Archuleta's family moved to the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, Utah, when he was six years old.
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David Archuleta attended Murray High School before appearing on American Idol.
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David Archuleta began singing at the age of six, inspired by a Les Miserables video.
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David Archuleta started performing publicly at the age of 10 when he participated in the Utah Talent Competition, singing "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton; he won the Child Division.
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David Archuleta is a graduate of Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Salt Lake City.
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In 2003, David Archuleta sang on several episodes of the television show Star Search.
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David Archuleta's competing on Star Search was preceded by an appearance on The Jenny Jones Show, meeting the finalists from American Idols first season, for whom he performed a spontaneous a cappella rendition of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls.
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David Archuleta received praise from Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson, and the episode led to appearances on CBS's The Early Show.
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David Archuleta made initial attempts at songwriting and arranging music after his Star Search experience and has written at least three songs.
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David Archuleta was sixteen during the Hollywood auditions and attended school while a part of American Idols seventh season.
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David Archuleta defended his father, calling him "a great guy" who keeps him grounded.
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David Archuleta was the only one not sorted into a group.
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David Archuleta was declared safe after the groups were formed, then was asked to choose the group he thought was safe.
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David Archuleta refused, and sat down on the floor of the stage, much as Melinda Doolittle had done the previous season.
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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.
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David Archuleta's self-titled album, David Archuleta, was released in November 2008.
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David Archuleta received the Teen Choice Award surfboard for "Most Fanatic Fans".
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The tour began on April 21,2009, and continued until May David Archuleta became the opening act for Demi Lovato's tour which began June 21,2009.
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David Archuleta confirmed that month that he was working on two new albums, his sophomore pop album and a Christmas album.
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David Archuleta's acting debut was when he appeared as himself on Nickelodeon's show iCarly, in "iRocked the Vote".
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David Archuleta made a special guest appearance in Season 3 of the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana in the episode "Promma Mia" as himself, and he sang a duet with Miley Cyrus, who played the title character.
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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.
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On June 1,2010, David 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".
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David Archuleta went on a book signing tour beginning in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
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Archuleta came back to the American Idol stage on April 7,2010, on the show's 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.
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David Archuleta sang live at the Tejano Music Awards, covering Selena's songs, Como La Flor and No Me Queda Mas at the event as a tribute on July 11,2010.
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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.
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On September 6,2011, Glad Christmas Tidings, a concert CD and DVD of the choir and David Archuleta's performance, was released.
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On February 18,2011, it was announced by Jive Records that David Archuleta had been released from his contract with them.
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David Archuleta intends to spend time working on writing original material.
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On July 2,2011, David Archuleta joined Brad Paisley to perform at the Stadium of Fire, where he performed the national anthem in addition to his five-song set.
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From July 16 to 26,2011, David Archuleta toured Asia, performing in Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia.
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David Archuleta stated that he would return to music upon the completion of his mission.
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In early 2012, David Archuleta signed a contract with TV5 to shoot a prime-time mini series in the Philippines, Nandito Ako, which was broadcast from February to March 2012.
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David Archuleta confirmed on March 24,2014, that his mission had been completed and he was back home in Utah.
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David Archuleta was reportedly shooting a music video in Costa Rica for an untitled track, following a tweet from his road manager, Kari Sellards, with a picture that shows sets for shooting.
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David Archuleta performed in the group performance of "One Voice" on the fifteenth season finale of American Idol in April 2016.
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David Archuleta returned to his music career in 2016 with the single "Numb", which premiered on November 4,2016.
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David Archuleta started his tour in the Philippines with a one-night concert at the Kia Theater and toured around the United States.
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On November 14,2019, David Archuleta released a deluxe version of his 2018 album, "Winter in the Air", with three bonus tracks,.
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David Archuleta released a music video for "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays", with special appearances by Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick.
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David Archuleta released his eighth studio album, Therapy Sessions on May 20,2020.
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On March 26,2021, David Archuleta collaborated with BYU Vocal Point to make the "What a Beautiful Name" video.
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From July to September 2022, David Archuleta starred in his first musical production as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Tuacahn Center for the Arts in Ivins, Utah.
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In 2023, David Archuleta competed in the ninth season of The Masked Singer as "Macaw" and finished in second place.
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David Archuleta was one of several teen celebrities taking part in DoSomething.
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On January 22,2010, David Archuleta joined other celebrities for a two-hour fundraising telethon, where he answered phones and even stayed afterward to keep answering the phones.
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David Archuleta partnered with ChildFund International for his My Kind of Christmas Tour in an effort to increase awareness and recruit new sponsors for children in need worldwide.
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David Archuleta has been one of the most consistent artist supporters of Invisible Children, rallying fans to donate to protection initiatives in Central Africa, and performing at events held by the organization.
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In January 2011, David Archuleta travelled to Chennai, India, with Rising Star Outreach, a non-profit charity giving children from leper colonies a first-class education and a chance at a future in India.
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David 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".
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David Archuleta's mother is from Honduras, and much of the music he listened to as a child was Latin-influenced, including watching his mom sing at events with her sisters.
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David Archuleta "was big on dancing" according to Archuleta, and would "make" him dance to traditional music with his older sister.
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David Archuleta listened to jazz music, he said, from his father's collection, as well as gospel, pop, rock and "soulful music".
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On his American Idol "Fast Facts" page, David Archuleta cited his musical influences as Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Kirk Franklin and Bryan Adams.
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David Archuleta revealed that prior to his coming out in 2021, he had an anxiety attack while on a date with his then-fiancee and called off his engagement to her soon afterwards.
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David Archuleta was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and completed the final requirements to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout in 2008, three days shy of his 18th birthday, while competing in American Idol, though he did not receive the award until two years later.