David Archuleta is one of the Top 24 finalists of the current season of American Idol. He auditioned in San Diego and blew away the judges. Of course, what is American Idol without some controversy? David has come under fire because of his previous Star Search win when he was 12 years old. Do you think he is overqualified?
David Archuleta Biography
As a biography, David was born on December 28, 1990 in Miami, Florida. He is 17 years old. David lived in different cities in Florida until he was six years old. His family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in February of 1997. Music is in his genes, as his mother is a singer and his father is a jazz trumpet player. He started singing at the age of 7. He entered a Utah Talent Competition at 10 years old, performing “I Will Always Love You”. He received a standing ovation after his performance. He performed on the Jenny Jones show and later won the Star Search title at age 12.
A couple years ago, David was affected by a vocal paralysis where he could hardly even speak. He went to an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor and they had said that surgery was an option but it was risky. David opted to not have the surgery and recovered without. Once I heard of David’s ordeal, sure, he got my sympathy vote, but just listening to his smooth voice he won me over!! He has been dubbed as the one to beat this season.
Early life
Archuleta lives in Murray, Utah and is a student at Murray High School. If his bid to become the next American Idol fails he plans to continue school and keep singing. The only regular job he has had was over the summer of 2007 as a sound "techie" at a park amphitheater. He once suffered partial vocal paralysis but refrained from risky surgery and feels he has fully recovered.
Archuleta started singing when he was six because he was inspired by a Les Misérables 10th-anniversary video he was watching, "That musical is what started all of this." He started performing as an entertainer at ten years old 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 kid division. This led to Archuleta competing on Star Search, appearances on The Jenny Jones Show and CBS' The Early Show as well as 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.