Poor Archie, he fell victim to a Clarkson-style assault. In Season One of American Idol, Justin Guarini was picked as the early favorite to run all the way to the finals and win the whole thing. Meanwhile, nobody even noticed the nondescript little waitress from Texas in there midst until Kelly Clarkson just kept growing and growing through the competition and ran away with the whole thing.Sure, David Cook was good, but virtually nobody saw him as an early favorite to take the title, and the '50s theme in week one didn't do anything to light him up. Then Archuleta let loose with "Imagine" the following week and pretty much sealed the deal as the front-runner. He even encored with the number in the finale, knowing that it had been his season's high point.
In the exit interview with David Archuleta, he said that Cook "just proved week after week that he deserved to be the 'American Idol' ... My main priority wasn't to win the competition ... just to do my best. We both gave it our all. To make it to the top two, I don't think there's any reason to be disappointed with that."
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But then again, when you look at the struggles some Idol alumni have had in keeping a career afloat, it's a very intelligent thing to say. At seventeen years old, Archie is showing that he's kept some wits about him in all the chaos of the show. So if singing doesn't work out, what then? "Lately I find the ear/nose/throat doctor really interesting. It would take a lot of education but it's something that really interests me. It's something that helps people who've had the same problems as me. I've had so many issues with that stuff so it would be great to study into that more and be able to help out with all those problems." Maybe someday, if music doesn't work out, it'll be Dr. Archuleta helping you out with your nasty ear infection.
As for future plans musically and romantically (David is single) he said, "I so do not want to deal with the drama [of a relationship] right now. I just want to focus on music." I love this answer as he goes on to explain how dramatic it is when his friends are devastated at relationships ending. He feels, like most of us who are older do, that they're just teenagers. "You're 17!," he thinks in those situations. "What are you talking about?," he says. I like how down to earth Archuleta is, and I think that grounding will help him in the industry.
As for those allegations against Papa Archuleta, David reiterated his earlier statements, avoiding specific examples except for one about him being denied water, and just praising his familial support system. It's an incredibly awkward position to put a kid that age in. Even if he feels his dad is heavy-handed at times, he has to live under his roof and abide by his rules still so what is he supposed to say. "Yeah, my Dad's a dick. Man, I hate him ... Okay, are you ready to drive me home, Dad?" Whatever's going on there, David seems to be a great kid with smarts and realistic expectations of the industry. That's better than most aspiring musicians twice his age, so he should do just fine in whatever he winds up doing.
DAVID'S AMERICAN IDOL JOURNEY IN VIDEOS:
Finale - "Apologize," One Republic (performed by David Archuleta & One Republic)
Top 2 (3) - "Imagine," John Lennon (encore)
Top 2 (2) - "In This Moment," Ryan Gillmor (writer)
Top 2 (1) - "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," Elton John
Top 3 (3) - "Longer," Dan Fogelberg
Top 3 (2) - With You," Chris Brown
Top 3 (1) - "And So It Goes," Billy Joel
Top 4 (2) - "Love Me Tender," Elvis Presley
Top 4 (1) - "Stand By Me," Ben E. King
Top 5 (2) - "America," Neil Diamond
Top 5 (1) - "Sweet Caroline," Neil Diamond
Top 6 - "Think of Me," The Phantom of the Opera
Top 7 - "When You Believe," Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston
Top 8 - "Angels," Robbie Williams
Top 9 - "Smoky Mountain Memories," Dolly Parton
Top 10 - "You're the Voice," John Farnham
Top 11 - "The Long and Winding Road," The Beatles
Top 12 - "We Can Work It Out," The Beatles
Top 16 - "Another Day in Paradise," Phil Collins
Top 20 - "Imagine," John Lennon
Top 24 - "Shop Around," The Miracles
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#4 - Jason Castro
#5 - Brooke White
#6 - Carly Smithson
#7 - Kristy Lee Cook
#8 - Michael Johns
#9 - Ramiele Malubay
#10 - Chikezie
#11 - Amanda Overmyer
#12 - David Hernandez
#13 - Danny Noriega
#14 - Asia'h Epperson
#15 - Luke Menard
#16 - Kady Malloy
#17 - Robbie Carrico
#18 - Alaina Whitaker
#19 - Alexandrea Lushington
#20 - Jason Yeager
#21 - Colton Berry
#22 - Joanne Borgella
#23 - Amy Davis
#24 - Garrett Haley
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-26-2008 @ 12:41PM
Marty said...
I find it completely offensive and I think completely untrue any comparison to Archeleta with Justin Guarini. I don't think that he was ever the favorite was he? It would be more like last year when Melinda Doolittle was crowned early on as the favorite and jordin sparks came out of nowhere....
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5-26-2008 @ 2:34PM
Ryan said...
I think for the first season there were TWO frontrunners taking the spotlight before Kelly wrangled it away and won handedly. Their names were Justin Guarini (swoon vote) and Tamyra Gray (powerhouse voice).
6-03-2008 @ 7:20PM
Jane Raburn said...
Thank you! I truly loved it. It made me cry. I loved watching this a young talented kid sing. He's the greatest. Love his pick of songs. I voted for him. I, also, liked the way David A. and David C. think of each other, best of friends. I think people need to take a page out of their book. Great guys.
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