David Archuleta Bio (Biography)
Real name:
David James Archuleta
Date of birth:
December 28. 1990
Place of birth:
Miami, Florida, USA
Astrology Sign:
Aries
Height:
5' 5" (1.65 m)
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In 2003, at the age of 12, Archuleta won the title of Junior Singer Star on "Star Search" with his version of the song "You're All I Need to Get By," walking away with $100,000.
In an L.A. Times article Ann Powers pointed out that Archuleta's arrangement of the song happened to be borrowed from one recorded by the late jazz-pop singer Eva Cassidy. A YouTube clip shows him singing the same arrangement for an appearance on the morning show "Good Things Utah" when he was 13.
His performance of John Lennon's "Imagine" on the Feb. 26, 2008 broadcast of "American Idol" made him an early favorite to make it to the seventh season's finals.
Is of Hispanic/Latino decent: Spanish-Basque (father) & Honduran (mother).
David's dad is James Jeffrey Archuleta & his mom is Xiomara Guadalupe Mayorga
Son of Jeff Archuleta.
In an L.A. Times article Ann Powers pointed out that Archuleta's arrangement of the song happened to be borrowed from one recorded by the late jazz-pop singer Eva Cassidy. A YouTube clip shows him singing the same arrangement for an appearance on the morning show "Good Things Utah" when he was 13.
His performance of John Lennon's "Imagine" on the Feb. 26, 2008 broadcast of "American Idol" made him an early favorite to make it to the seventh season's finals.
Is of Hispanic/Latino decent: Spanish-Basque (father) & Honduran (mother).
David's dad is James Jeffrey Archuleta & his mom is Xiomara Guadalupe Mayorga
Son of Jeff Archuleta.