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3	David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter.
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5	He started singing at the age of 6, even becoming the Junior Vocal Champion on the second season of ''Series/StarSearch'' in 2003. In 2008, he placed second in the seventh season of ''Series/AmericanIdol''. Later that year, he would release his self-titled debut album.
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7	Since then, he has released eight more albums, and has sold over 3 million tracks. He was also an active member of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Mormonism}} LDS Church]], having taken a two-year hiatus in 2012 to do missionary work in Chile.
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11	!!Discography:
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13	* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum David Archuleta]]'' (2008)
14	* ''Christmas from the Heart'' (2009)
15	* ''The Other Side of Down'' (2010)
16	* ''Forevermore'' (2012)
17	* ''[[CoverAlbum Begin]]'' (2012)
18	* ''No Matter How Far'' (2013)
19	* ''Postcards in the Sky'' (2017)
20	* ''Winter in the Air'' (2018)
21	* ''Therapy Sessions'' (2020)
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23	!!Examples:
24	* FanCommunityNicknames: His ''Idol'' fanbase christened itself the 'Arch Angels'.
25	* FreezeFrameBonus: During one session of the LDS church’s April 2012 General Conference (a semiannual weekend-long global broadcast of sermons from church leaders), the internet was set abuzz when viewers briefly spotted David singing in the Missionary Training Center choir.
26	* MissionFromGod: His two-year proselytizing mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [[note]]''BEGIN.'' and ''No Matter How Far'', released during that time period, were both composed of pre-recorded material.[[/note]] LDS belief dictates that God Himself decides where individuals serve their missions.
27	* OneSteveLimit: Averted when he was a contestant on ''American Idol''--he went to the finals against David Cook.
28	* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: David only ''narrowly'' lost ''Idol'' to David Cook, surprising Cook himself and despite being Creator/SimonCowell’s favorite. To date, Archuleta has the bigger fanbase (to illustrate: as of August 2019, Cook has almost 285,000 Twitter followers, while Archuleta has about ''1.2 million'').
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30	** From "OK, All Right": "Some nights the TV's on / Just so I don't feel alone / Which ''[[Series/TheOfficeUS Office]]'' episode should I choose?"
31	** "Future Self" namedrops both Website/{{Reddit}} and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''
32	* TeenIdol: Naturally; he got his big break on ''American Idol'' at 17, and many a teenage girl found themselves infatuated.

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