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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''). |
29 | * ShoutOut: |
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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