Listen to David Archuleta’s Top 05 studio version of “Sweet Caroline” in the audio player.
What do you get when you add three weeks of Archie sign language and a loving family? Over the past few weeks, all the Arch Angels have noticed David giving us the sign (hand over the heart) and we are proud to know that our goal to let us know that we matter has reached him. But what is greater than knowing that even his family will do it for us.
“Mama” Lupe Archuleta, alongside Jeff and relatives, decided to show us the love tonight as well by showing us the sign…and not the one that they made. We ARE the Arch Angels and we WILL make sure that nothing gets in the way; but who doesn’t love cookies?
Watch and listen to David Archuleta singing “Sweet Caroline” and “America” performed in honor of Neil Diamond during The Top 05 Performances.
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The top 05 perform songs of Neil Diamond…How will they do? Watch the live blog done by Mike from Idol Live.
Not everyone knew David Archuleta could sing. Not like America knows now.
On a parched June day in 2006 before the 17-year-old “American Idol” phenom became a household name, David and dozens of other teens were on their way home from an LDS Church youth conference in Martin’s Cove, Wyo., when friends started pestering him to sing.
“He was being bashful. He said, ‘No, I haven’t warmed up,’ ” youth leader Julie Lundberg remembered. “They were giving him all kinds of crap. I said, ‘They’re not going to leave you alone until you sing.’ ”
David finally relented, grabbing a microphone from the bus driver, and his airy voice resounded through the static-filled intercom system. He sang Robbie Williams’ hit song, “Angels,” the same inspirational ballad he would later perform on “Idol.”
“It was cool. It was dead silence on the bus,” Lundberg said. “It’s like they all went, ‘Wow!’ ”
Two years later, David Archuleta is inching toward stardom. Since first stepping on the “American Idol” stage two months ago and stunning 25 million TV viewers with his interpretation of the 1961 Miracles’ hit, “Shop Around,” David has come to be viewed as the “Idol” contestant to beat.
With just five singers left, the Murray teenager known for his soft ballads and sweet, bubble-gum demeanor is virtually guaranteed to make the final two, likely with rocker David Cook, a raw power singer from Missouri and David Archuleta’s polar opposite.
Listen to David Archuleta’s Top 06 studio version of “Think Of Me” in the audio player.
Greetings, Archuleta fans!
Last night’s show was another interesting one. We had it all, full-voiced jam sessions, shaky vocal tone qualities, near meltdowns, and funky syncopated arrangements. It actually turned out A LOT better than I had expected, and Andrew Lloyd Webber was an amazing mentor (and I can’t STAND Andrew Lloyd Webber). He really did an amazing job with the contestants, and I have to give him kudos for giving each contestant more insight into exactly what they needed to do to deliver their performance to the audience effectively.
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Watch and listen to David Archuleta singing “Think of Me” performed in the musical The Phanton of the Opera during The Top 06 Performances (songs written by Andrew Lloyd Webber).
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View the episodic stills and screen captures in the gallery.
