Biography for David Archuleta

Date of Birth

28 December 1990, Miami, Florida, USA

Birth Name

David James Archuleta

Nickname

Archie

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Trivia

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.
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.
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.
Is of Hispanic/Latino decent: Spanish-Basque (father) & Honduran (mother).
David's dad is James Jeffrey Archuleta & his mom is Xiomara Guadalupe Mayorga
Son of Jeff Archuleta.
Is the second oldest of five children.
Once suffered partial vocal paralysis but declined risky surgery and has said he feels he is almost fully recovered.
Video for "Crush" placed number #23 on VH1's Top 40 Videos of 2008.
Father Jeff is a jazz musician.
Older sibling is Claudia. Younger siblings are Daniel, Jazzy, and Amber.

Personal Quotes

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.

 ANGELS 

 

I sit and wait
does an angel contemplate my fate
and do they know
the places where we go
when we’re grey and old
‘cos I’ve been told
that salvation lets their wings unfold
so when I’m lying in my bed
thoughts running through my head
and I feel that love is dead
I’m loving angels instead

and through it all she offers me protection
a lot of love and affection
whether I’m right or wrong
and down the waterfall
wherever it may take me
I know that life wont break me
when I come to call she wont forsake me
I’m loving angels instead

when I’m feeling weak
and my pain walks down a one way street
I look above
and I know ill always be blessed with love
and as the feeling grows
she breathes flesh to my bones
and when love is dead
I’m loving angels instead

and through it all she offers me protection
a lot of love and affection
whether I’m right or wrong
and down the waterfall
wherever it may take me
I know that life wont break me
when I come to call she wont forsake me
I’m loving angels instead