David Archuleta

This article is about the singer. For his debut album, see David Archuleta (album).

David Archuleta
Archuleta at the 2024 GLAAD Media Awards
Archuleta at the 2024 GLAAD Media Awards
Background information
Birth nameDavid James Archuleta
Born (1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 33)[1]
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OriginMurray, Utah, U.S.
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2003–present
Labels
Websitedavidarchuleta.com

David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an American singer and songwriter. At the age of ten, he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition, leading to other television singing appearances.[5] When he was twelve years old, he became the Junior Vocal Champion on the second season of Star Search, known as "Star Search 2".[5] In 2008, he finished second on the seventh season of American Idol.[6]

In August 2008, he released "Crush", the first single from his self-titled debut album.[5][7][8][9] The album, released three months later, debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart; it has sold over 750,000 copies in the United States and over 900,000 worldwide.[10][11][12]

In October 2010, he released a third album, The Other Side of Down, featuring the lead single "Something 'Bout Love". In March 2012, he went on hiatus for two years to be a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Chile, but stated that he would continue his music career afterwards.[13][14] As of February 2012, he had sold 1,108,000 albums and 3,327,000 tracks in the United States.[15] Archuleta and his mother have both since left the LDS Church.[16][17]

In March 2012, he released his fourth album, "Forevermore", exclusively in the Philippines. This was his first Original Filipino Music (OPM) album, composed of several covers of Filipino songs. The album was certified gold in the Philippines (10,000 units) as of June 2012.[18]

His fifth album, Begin, was released in August 2012. A compilation album, No Matter How Far, was released in March 2013.[19] His sixth studio album, Postcards in the Sky, was released in October 2017[20] and his second holiday album, Winter in the Air, was released in 2018.[21] His eighth studio album, Therapy Sessions, was released in May 2020.[22]

In 2023, Archuleta competed in the ninth season of The Masked Singer as "Macaw" and finished in second place.

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  2. ^ "Archuleta signed with Jive". Jive. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
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  4. ^ "'Idol' Roundup: Producers on Choosing Groups, Playing Instruments and 'Standouts' During Hollywood Week". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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  8. ^ Rubin, Canaan (September 16, 2008). "Behind the Music with David Archuleta". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
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  10. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (November 29, 2008). "Taylor Swift Soars To No. 1 Debut". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
  11. ^ Chart Watch Archived March 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Yahoo!
  12. ^ "Carrie Underwood-Plays on Through Christmas in Idol Album Sales". USA Today.com. December 30, 2009.
  13. ^ Parker, Lyndsey (December 20, 2011). "David Archuleta Takes Two-Year Break From Music To Go On Mormon Mission". Reality Rocks. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  14. ^ Pond, Allison (December 30, 2011). "From American Idol to Mormon Missionary". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  15. ^ "Top 24 'American Idols' Of All-Time". Billboard. February 28, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  16. ^ Head On Fire - How do you find yourself when the world is watching? with David Archuleta, June 27, 2023, retrieved September 25, 2023
  17. ^ "David Archuleta's mother quit Mormon Church in show of support for his sexuality". Longview News-Journal. June 26, 2023. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  18. ^ "David Archuleta's "Forevermore" Album Goes Gold". June 14, 2012. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  19. ^ Support (January 31, 2013). "New Album In March!". Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  20. ^ "David Archuleta's Postcards in the Sky Is an Album about Believing in Yourself". The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. October 26, 2017.
  21. ^ Hoffman, Lauren (December 12, 2018). "Exclusive: David Archuleta's 'Winter In The Air' Album Brings a Universal Feeling". Audacy.
  22. ^ Harris, Sarah (May 20, 2020). "David Archuleta's new album is here. These 8 songs will prepare you for the album". Deseret News.