Watch and listen to David Archuleta singing “And So It Goes,” “With You,” and “Longer” performed during The Top 03 Performances (Choices Week).
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Many of you want to hear David singing the National Anthem that he performed when he went back to Utah at the Utah Jazz Game…well here it is:
David came back home yesterday to Utah and to start off, early in the morning, he arrived at two of the largest radio stations. Click the
to listen to both 101.5 The Eagle and 97.1 ZHT Interviews. Also, view the images from both radio interviews in the GALLERY.
GOOD DAY UTAH - 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
RADIO INTERVIEWS - 9:00 a.m to 10:30 a.m.
AUTOGRAPH SIGNING - 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
DAVID ARCHULETA SPECIAL - 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
MURRAY HIGH SCHOOL PEP RALLY - 4:15 p.m. to 5:30
NATIONAL ANTHEM 7:00 p.m.
It’s official. David Archuleta is coming home on Friday. The Murray teen will be greeted by classmates, politicians and, oh, maybe 20,000 of his new best friends. He’ll sing the national anthem at the Utah Jazz game.
And “American Idol” cameras will be following him the whole time, capturing footage for next week’s episodes of the top-rated Fox show.
Because, as expected, Archuleta advanced to the “Idol” top three after almost 51 million votes were cast by viewers.
Which means it’s homecoming at Murray High for Archuleta on Friday. He’ll be greeted by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon and Murray Mayor Dan Snarr at an elaborate pep rally that begins at 4:15 p.m. in the school’s football stadium. He’ll sing two or three songs.
He’s also planning to sing when he appears at 7 a.m. on local Fox station KSTU-Channel 13’s “Good Day Utah,” and maybe when he goes from there to radio station KZHT-FM 97.1.
Now that Fox, “Idol” producers and the NBA have worked out issues over rights, Archuleta will indeed be singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the Jazz take on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game No. 3 of their playoff series at EnergySolutions Arena.
If you just can’t get enough of Archuleta, KSTU’s myfoxutah.com will be streaming hourly updates. And both the Web site and Channel 13 will cover the pep rally from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
It’s not exactly a surprise that Archuleta was in the top three of the voting this week. After all, “Idol” judge Simon Cowell told the Murray teen that he’d “crushed” the competition on Tuesday night.
But strange things have happened on “American Idol” before. And there’s a bit of a curse associated with the week the final four perform — finalists thought to be safe went home instead of less-talented competitors.
The pattern was set in Season 1 when Tamyra Gray made a shocking exit. That was followed by Josh Gracin in Season 2, LaToya London in Season 3 and Anthony Federov in Season 4, all thought to be at least relatively safe until they were sent home.
Then there was Chris Daughtry’s absolutely astonishing elimination in Season 5. And Lakisha Jones’ exit last season was at least mildly surprising.
Archuleta admitted on Wednesday night that he felt “nervous.”
“No matter how well you do, there’s always a chance” of being voted out,” he told “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest.
“American Idol” doesn’t reveal vote totals and, until it is just a two-person competition, doesn’t reveal who finishes first. But Seacrest said this week’s top three — Archuleta, David Cook and Syesha Mercado — were all within 1 million votes of each other.
After a pair of horrible performances on Tuesday — including one in which he forgot the lyrics — Jason Castro was sent home — only without the big celebration that awaits Archuleta, Cook and Mercado in their hometowns.
After the quick trip back to Utah, Archuleta returns to Los Angeles when he, Cook and Mercado will sing on Tuesday and await the votes on Wednesday.
David Archuleta’s coach Dean kaelin joins us in the studio to talk about yesterday’s American Idol show. David will be joining FOX 13 on Friday May 7.
Utah’s ‘American Idol’ finalist could be singing the national anthem Friday night before the NBA playoff game between the Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers.
David Archuleta, a 17-year-old Murray High School student, has earned rave reviews on the Fox TV show and is among four finalists.
The field will get smaller by Wednesday night.
Archuleta’s appearance at EnergySolutions Arena was announced on the Jazz Web site. But team spokeswoman Linda Luchetti says the NBA still must approve it.
Tuesday night, the final four took on the huge selection of “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.” This was the night that was supposed to be David Cook’s, after all he is the “resident rocker” of the group. Oddly enough, the night was owned by the 17-year-old “pop sensation,” “lil’ David”(as Seacrest likes to call him). Let’s break it down by performances now:
4. Jason Castro
As Simon stated, Jason should pack his suitcase. He tackled two “Bob” songs. The first, “I Shot the Sheriff” by Bob Marley was slightly awkward, especially when he tried to dance amd bob his head. Did anyone else notice that?
His second song, ”Mr. Tambourine Man,” by Bob Dylan, I thought was a better choice. I actually thought he sang it pretty well, but he did commit the ultimate ‘Idol” no-no by forgetting his lyrics. Although, he is the third contestant to do that this year following in the footsteps of Brooke White and David Archuleta. Whoops! It’s hard not to like Jason because he is so charming and laid-back, but he will go home Wednesday.
Grade: D
3. TIE between David Cook and Syesha Mercado
David Cook
Did anyone else expect more out of DC tonight? His first song, as Simon said was a bit of a copycat version of Duran Duran’s ”Hungry Like the Wolf.” He sang it pretty well, but had some trouble hitting those lower notes. He also sang with a more nervous energy than he has in the past few weeks.
However, David seemed more in his element with ”Baba O’Riley” by the Who. I do agree with Randy in that something weird was going on with him tonight. He definitely will survive and I fully expect he will be on his A game next time.
Grade: B
Syesha Mercado
Once again, Syesha has proven why she is the last female standing. She has such a strong, powerful voice that causes one to have goosebumps when she sings.
Her first song ”Proud Mary,” by Tina Turner was quite theatrical, which seems to be her nitch. I don’t know if it was the best choice because she did not get to show that powerful voice.
She definitely redeemed herself with the second song, ”A Change Is Gonna Come,” by Sam Cooke. She truly connected with that song for various reasons as she stated and we saw her completely lose it when Randy told her she tried too hard. Surprisingly, Simon and Paula both loved it and Syesha seemed to calm herself down after hearing Cowell’s approval.
Grade: B
1. David Archuleta
“Lil David” had the best night by a mile or as Simon said “he crushed the competition.” His version of ”Stand by Me” by Ben E. King was excellent because he truly made it his own and connected with the audience by opening his eyes, as Paula pointed out. His vocals were also outstanding.
For his second choice, David sang the more subdued “”Love Me Tender” by Elvis Presley and I don’t think it was quite as good as the first because of the lack of vitality within his vocals.
One slightly negative thing to say about David is that he sometimes chooses songs that may be a bit too mature for a person his age and in the process loses some of his youthfulness. No harm done, though. He definitely rocked and had the best night of the remaining competitors.
Grade: A
I am still thinking that it will be a David vs. David final, but both men better be at the top of their games next week because Syesha is on fire right now.
What do you think? Do you think Jason Castro will be the one packing or do you think there may be a “huge shocker” in store for us?
