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David will be in the April 2010 issue of J-14! Yeah!!! hahahaha!
Thanks to @K00kiekrisp
We’re ready to reminisce again this week as A.I. goes into the Top 16 selection. 2 years ago, David has been on that very center stage performing a soulful performance of Phil Collins’ Another Day in Paradise!
First time first! 
Why? This was the first time I saw David singing while playing the piano, and the first time he answered back the judges…in a modest way, and even taking into consideration Simon’s advice! 
Credit to DavidArchuletaSpain as always!
Joy Williams twitpic’d and then David RT’d it.
Lovely studio, huh?
Sadly, we can’t hear what he’s singing. 
New interview! Los Angeles Times interviews David Archuleta! Haha!
Here are excerpts from the article:
Catching up with David Archuleta!
by Shirley Halperin
Season 7 runner-up David Archuleta has a new album in the works, a book about to hit the shelves, and a very busy few months staring him in the adorably dimpled face. But the 19-year-old native of Murray, Utah, still made time to talk to us between his travels to Nashville for songwriting sessions. The follow-up to David’s gold-selling debut is slated for release later this year, but read on to learn about its progress, as well as David’s experience with the Spanish-language “We Are the World” and his thoughts on the new season of “American Idol.”
What do you think of Season 9 so far?
I just really feel for the contestants. I want to talk to them, to tell them: I went through this, and I know what it’s like. While you’re there, you’re overwhelmed with so many different things. It’s a lot of work but you’re gonna learn so much from it, and there will be so many opportunities that you wouldn’t even imagine coming to you. And all the people who work on “Idol” — so many of them made what I thought was an impossible dream come true. These are the people who can really change your life.
Talent-wise, do they measure up to previous contestants?
I think they’re really talented. They show a lot of their own personalities, and I liked that about them. And there’s some really good singers, too. Like Andrew Garcia, I like the character that he’s shown. I feel like there’s a lot of pressure for them because people are now expecting them to change up the songs, and they’re not sure exactly what to be showing people. It’s matter of balance — changing the song enough to show who you are but still preserving the song for what made it magical.
Is that the secret, David? You would know, having made it all the way to the finale.
It’s difficult. You only have so much time in the day to think about that. Especially for the kids who are in school who study and are supposed to use their brain in another way for a lot of the day. Sometimes it’s hard to focus on both things at once, especially when you have to sing in front of millions of people. But “Idol” is like boot camp — that’s what I always say. It just makes you strong and gives you the knowledge and experience that you’ll need in the future. I’m excited to continue watching.
Tell us about your new material, and how long you’ve been working on it.
I’ve been working on it since January, but I had my first writing sessions in the summer, and I went to Nashville to write in October. Then the Christmas album came out and sort of took over, but I go back to Nashville this week.
Why Nashville?
It’s a really fun town, and I just love the people there. They’re really focused, very humble people, and the writers want the songs to be meaningful. That means a lot to me. It’s just a matter of finding that balance between radio hits and songs that really bring a message across to people. Plus, I love to tell a story, but I want to talk about my own stories, so I’ve been learning a lot about the writing process by working with people like Matt Squire.
Please tell us we won’t be hearing you all auto-tuned. …
I hate auto-tune! There’s a certain emotion that you work on trying to get into your voice all these years, and I feel like auto-tune takes that away. Sometimes imperfections are supposed to be there! I have a hard time singing with it on because I pay so much attention to what is coming out of me, that when what I’m hearing in my headphones is not the same as what’s actually coming out, it really throws me off. So, no, I’m not a fan of auto-tune.
One of your songs, “She’s Not You,” was leaked recently. Is it a contender for this new album?
That was like the third song I ever recorded a year and a half ago. I don’t know how it got leaked. I guess people are hacking into things a lot more, like Jason Mraz’s Twitter [account] got hacked into.
I recorded over 30 songs for my first album, and this was one of them. It was written by E-Man [Emanuel Kiriakou], who wrote “Crush,” and I really liked recording it, but it didn’t make the record. And now, he worked hard to write that song, record it and produce it, but because it’s not released or for sale on iTunes, he’s not being provided for all the work he did. So I feel really bad for him.Your book, “Chords of Strength,” is coming out. How do you respond to those who say you’re too young to write a memoir?
I agree with them. When the idea was brought to me, I was like, “Huh? I’m only 19, and I don’t think my life has been that interesting.” At first, I wasn’t sure how I was going to do it. Except in my liner notes [laughs], I was never good at writing a lot. Even in school, I always stayed after class because I’d never finish my essay in time. So writing has been a challenge but something I’ve been working on. Also, a lot of people ask me questions about my life, and I thought this is a great way for me to finally explain how I managed to get to this point at a young age and why I’m still the way I am. That’s the focus in the book: There were so many times when I thought, “I’m not good enough,” or, “There’s no way this is going to happen,” and then it does happen. I like to share those things with people, which is what music’s all about — having even a small influence by sharing my stories.
David also talks about a possible Spanish Album, Somos El Mundo, artists he looks up to and much much more!
Read the FULL ARTICLE.
Source: LA Times
David’s back in Nashville!!!
Awesome. Awesome. Awesome Vlog! ♥♥♥ The bonnet! ♥ Fanboy-ing over Syesha. Haha. Short but sweet.
See yah, David!
Meet Joy Williams Yetton, and Nate Yetton! The happy couple haha. Looking forward to this week of writing!
Quotable quotes quoted by the man himself–David Archuleta! Haha! ♥♥♥♥♥
David loves sharing with us amazing quotes! haha! Thank you, David!
“David Archuleta performed an encore with “We The Kings” at The Saltair Event Center in Utah on Feb. 26th and was sporting our popular Seabass Hoodie. Vooray Model Hayley Hernandez caught up with the young star for some pics.”
LOVELY ♥♥♥♥♥ haha
Source: Vooray’s Facebook
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The release date of David Archuleta’s loooong awaited memoir Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song and the Power of Perseverance has been moved back from the previously announced May 4th date to June 1, 2010. Why the change? There are any number of possible reasons. The date may have been changed strategically to coincide with the release of the new album to maximize the sales of both products. Maybe to link with a single? They may not want the book to overshadow the release of the single, or vice versa. It’s probably better to stagger their release to keep David’s name in the news. |
In a recent interview, David did say that his single would be released in the Spring. (AFS) Or think, this means he’ll be book-touring in the summer (hopefully), cause you know how much we all LOVE summer tours (that’s not sarcastic) (lol). (Snarky Archies).
What other reasons can you think of? … Well, (ehem!) I think he’ll be coinciding the release on my B-day this June! Haha!
88.9 DXFL Love Radio - Dipolog
Weekly Top 20
March 06, 2010
1. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa (1st week at #1)
2. Solo - Iyaz
3. Its Gonna Make Sense - Michael Learns To Rock
4. Where Are You Now - Honor Society
5. Do You Remember - Jay Sean feat. Lil Jon & Sean Paul
6. I Run To You - Lady Antebellum
7. What About Now - Westlife
8. Baby - Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris
9. Cariño Brutal - Slapshock
10. Who I Am - Nick Jonas and the Administration (last week’s #1)
11. Kiss - Dara feat. CL
12. According To You - Orianthi
13. Sweet Caroline - David Archuleta
14. Tik ToK - Ke$ha
15. Replay - Iyaz
16. Fireflies - Owl City
17. Automatic - Tokio Hotel
18. Balita - Gloc9 feat. Gabby Alipe
19. One Less Lonely Girl - Justin Bieber
20. Vanilla Twilight - Owl City
Credits to renz_reggy03 of PMCT PEx
88.9 DXFL Love Radio-Dipolog
Weekly Top 20
February 27, 2010
1. Who I Am - Nick Jonas and the Administration (1st week at #1)
2. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa
3. Tik ToK - Ke$ha
4. According To You - Orianthi
5. I Run To You - Lady Antebellum
6. What About Now - Westlife
7. Do You Remember - Jay Sean feat. Lil Jon & Sean Paul
8. Where Are You Now - Honor Society
9. Its Gonna Make Sense - Michael Learns To Rock
10. Solo - Iyaz
11. Fireflies - Owl City
12. Sweet Caroline - David Archuleta
13. Replay - Iyaz
14. Vanilla Twilight - Owl City
15. Automatic - Tokio Hotel
16. Kiss - Dara feat. CL
17. One Less Lonely Girl - Justin Bieber
18. Balita - Gloc9 feat. Gabby Alipe (new entry)
19. Baby - Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris (new entry)
20. Cariño Brutal - Slapshock (new entry)
Credits to renz_reggy03 of PMCT PEx
