Archive for October, 2009

He does not normally speak a lot as he says but when he speaks, we must definitely listen. This speech is just amazing! I just don’t know what else to say. It’s Inspiring. It’s Real. It’s Heartfelt. It’s Honest. So many quotable quotes. WE NEED A TRANSCRIPT. This is just amazing!

This is the best speech I’ve seen this year and would probably be one of the top speeches I’ve seen in my whole life. This is special just because I really relate to it and I know some of you will too. You’ll learn a lot from him. He’s a brilliant young man.

ty @JennaArchie @nareejo for the headsup!

Video credit: pattycake04 (Thanks a lot!)

David Archuleta, please save me!

ty @JennaArchie for the headsup!

So, last week we’ve seen the early Christmas caroling, now Jim Cantiello shares with us his interview with David Archuleta and the Christmas sweater video! Plus, some other information from his blog! Ho Ho Ho!

A little bit of begging…

Being the gracious young man that he is, though, it didn’t take too much cajoling to convince David to play along. He even added a scarf for flair! By the end of the shoot, Archuleta was so comfortable in the itchy old sweater that he almost left the building still wearing it, along with our microphone. Whoops!

Read the full article, HERE.

Here are the screencaps! ty Jenna!

I got this idea from Archuleta Avenue. It’s a survey…

Joy To The World
Angels We have heard on High
O come all ye Faithful
Silent night
The First Noel
O Holy Night
Have Yourself A merry Little Christmas
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Pat-A-Pan
What Child Is This?
Riu Riu Chiu
Ave Maria
Melodies Of Christmas

Say what? Say what? It’s just a month away before the Christmas Tour enfolds! It’s been reported that David will sing some favorited songs from his debut album and some Christmas songs from the CFTH album! It’s a wonderful treat if the songs chosen are our faves! If you guys were asked, which songs from the Christmas album would you most like to hear David sing on Tour? (You can leave your messages below or visit ArchuletaAvenue and exercise your right to vote!

NOTE: Pat-A-Pan is on the lead!

Update: mp3 of BB’s speech!!!!! eeeeek!!

thanks, Archuleta Avenue! and of course, the woman responsible for this mp3 and the recap below, Newangel

got this from Snarky. oh, reading fan recaps like this makes me want to scream for VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

here’s a recap from newangel who went to the conference:

“1. He wore a suit!!!!!!!! With sneakers (navy and white). White shirt and black tie (I think we’ve seen it somewhere before).
Hair= AI spiky and perfect. Glowing skin…the usual. Smiling almost the entire 50 min. There was an AUDIBLE gasp from the audience when Sen. Hatch introduced him. You could hear & feel it. People leaned forward as he came out. He waved and smiled. HE STOOD ON A STEP TO B tall enough to reach the mic. Oh my heck!!! It was the cutest, funniest thing. He didnt seem to mind. He brought several pages of notes, but we think he didn’t end up using them much. He rambled, but also managed to give a coherent talk and cover several important points such as facing your fears by starting small and just getting started (like public speaking for him), being honest with yourself (he has to drag himself out of bed sometimes to go workout, but he doesn’t want to lie to himself ( cuz lying to yourself leads to lying to others–not good). He talked about writing in his journal and how he’s as proud of that as he is of all the touring and big career stuff that’s happened this year. Helps him organize his thoughts & helps him see how far he’s come. He is grateful for all the scrapbooks people have made and the articles people give him, but he also wants to make sure his kids hear his story from his view too. (He said KIDS!!!!)

Let’s see…what else? He told about how he got started singing. It blew my mind that some in the audience didn’t know about his paralyzed vocal cord (it was a much older crowd in general…)– like, you heard gasps when he told about it. Hello? Are we in UT or not? He told about when he won Star Search and he felt so bad for the girl who lost (b/c she was upset and crying), that HE cried and then the chaperone in charge of him had to try & tell him it would be OK for that girl and then the adult lady started crying!!!! EPIC!!!! He felt like he didn’t deserve to win in the semifinals and the 2 girls competing were better, so he resolved to do his best so they would look good (not sure how to phrase it– looking for a sports analogy. Kind of like you want the team that beats you to go on and win so you don’t look bad for losing to a lame team?? You know? Anyway, yeah. That bit was awesome. He didn’t talk about AI at all (running out of time by then) except to say that he prayed about trying out and although he didn’t think God would care about some 10th grade kid kneeling down in his room, he got an answer and felt really strongly that that was what he was supposed to do. Some people from the audience asked him to sing something and he said he didn’t come prepared to sing… well, the first time he said, “Sing? I’m not done TALKING!” and then the 2nd time at the end, he agreed to do it. Someone (rhymes w/ Cyndy) suggested “How Great Thou Art” and others suggested “Lovely” (?) and “Bubbly” & O Holy Night (he thought it was too early for Christmas stuff). Well, he first asked Sen. Hatch what HE wanted David to sing and Sen. Hatch said, “Whatever you’d like” and David said, “What YOU’D like me to sing is what I’D like to sing” (seriously????) and then he decided on “Angels” and then he said, “See this is something I have a problem with — making a decision. I’m just gonna make a decision here and stick with it!” and then he changed to “O Holy Night” and he closed his eyes and started and you could’ve heard a pin drop and I SWEAR a portal opened up straight to heaven when he sang. IT. WAS. PIERCING. Guh, I can’t describe it, but the concert in Nov. is going to knock everyone out. (OH! Forgot to mention, he talked about service & looking for ways to help people have a better day & how he was nicknamed “smiley boy” in school & a girl told him that him smiling & saying hi in the halls to her little sister really helped her and how he FLIPPIN’ VISITS THE WIDOWS IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN HE’S HOME!!!!!!!! (Houston, that’s for you). I mean, tears here. TEARS!!!

So anyway, he sang a verse of “O Holy Night” and then everyone jumped up and gave him an immediate standing ovation. He hugged Sen. Hatch (two arms!) and I think also Mrs. H and then waved a couple of times to the audience and walked off. (Whew!)

more from her after:
He said when he hears people say they think his smiling all the time is fake he thinks that’s funny b/c he doesn’t even realize he’s doing it most of the time. He did lots of cute jogging motions with his arms when he was talking about jogging. He said it’s “refreshing” (hee!) He jumped down off the box at one point to show us how he stood all shaking and nervous when he sang at his first public performance which was the UT talent search. He said he hated the sound of his voice so much he used to run screaming from the room and he thought people were lying to him cuz he was a little kid and they didn’t really like his voice. But, he said his love of music won out over his hatred of his voice and he performed anyway.

Oh! And he talked about singing the national anthem at the women’s conference a few yrs. ago when Patricia Heaton was the featured speaker “But I didn’t speak THAT time” and about how he was just at Abravanel Hall for the Cirque De Symphony thing and he went off on a little thing about that and how cool it was & asked if anyone else in the audience had been there and “wasn’t that cooool? I’d like to find out what their schedule is so I could see them again… Anyway….” Yeah, he got sidetracked a few times, but he did a good job.

He said a lot of really profound things. It was very sweet. He said if you’ve been through some hard times in your past, you can still have a positive life & eventually see how those things have helped shape you into who you are and you can relate to others who have problems and you can be the one who can help others with their challenges. He is very wise. So happy too. Just glowing and happy. I’m so proud.

you can thank her via twitter

I want video. Now. Please.

Archuleta’s voice soars at Hatch’s Women’s Conference
Keynote speaker » Senator Orrin Hatch praised young Murray singer, who offered charming self-deprecation and a song at Monday morning conference kickoff.

Neatly dressed in a black slim-fitted suit and a pair of black-and-white sneakers, David Archuelta nervously stepped onto the podium to welcome the crowd Monday morning as the keynote speaker at Sen. Orrin Hatch’s 25th Annual Utah Conference for Women.

“When at first I was asked to speak at this, I thought it was kind of funny,” Archuleta said, flashing his signature boyish smile. “A David Archuleta speech for me is like an oxymoron. I’ve never been good at speaking.”

Sen. Hatch met Archuleta in 2002 when the young singer sang the national anthem at a similar conference at Abravanel Hall. “I remember telling the audience after his performance that I firmly expected to hear his voice on stage someday,” Hatch said.

Hatch called himself one of Archuleta’s biggest supporters, saying he and his wife placed voting calls when the singer was competing on the seventh season of Fox’s “American Idol” competition.

In the singer’s speech, which clocked in at just over 50 minutes, the 18-year-old utilized self-deprecating humor and a stream-of-consciousness speaking style. “If you want to get better at something, you need to start in the first place,” Archuleta said. “Like speaking for me, but I didn’t avoid it today. I think that’s a good thing.”

Archuleta talked about his musical journey, which began when he was 6 years old, as well as the necessity of facing the future with optimism. “A lot of hard things can be going on in our lives, but there is always something great to be focusing on,” he said. “Even if you don’t see it in the right now, it’s amazing how things work out in the long run.”

At one point during the speech, he turned to Hatch to ask how much time he had left. “I tend to ramble, that’s the dangerous thing,” Archuleta admitted. “And it’s not just rambling, it’s like ‘what is this kid talking about?’”

Several fans at the back of the room shouted “sing, sing.” “I’m not done speaking yet,” Archuleta replied with shy confidence, drawing a roar of laughter.

After Archuleta told a story about his rise from singing in his Murray backyard with the neighbors’ dogs to releasing his second album, Hatch, too, joined audience members requesting a song.

“I’ll sing a verse, I guess,” Archuleta said, appearing somewhat frazzled at the impromptu request, before settling on “O Holy Night,” one of the traditional classics included on his just-released “Christmas from the Heart.”

The room went silent as the young singer’s voice soared a capella, drawing a standing ovation from the crowd.

“Boy, he can have a degree and Ph.D. in philosophy, is all I can say,” Hatch said as Archuleta walked off stage. “I have so much admiration for him, not only for his extraordinary talent, but his strong character and example. It’s a tough business to be in.”

and as usual,

all pictures credit to Deseret News

article credit to Salt Lake Tribune

Update:

Yes!! video of David singing O Holy Night

by:pattycake04

Ho-ho-ho guys!

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RX 93.1 Countdown Top 7 And The Wannabes
Oct 23, 2009

1. Zero Gravity- David Archuleta (3rd week at #1)
2. Fireflies- Owl City
3. I Want To Know What Love Is- Mariah Carey
4. Party In The Usa- Miley Cyrus
5. Live Like We’re Dying- Kris Allen
6. Two Is Better Than One- Boys Like Girls Ft. Taylor Swift
7. 3- Britney Spears
8. One Time- Justin Bieber
9. Higante- Ely Buendia & Francis M
10. Who Says – John Mayer
11. Meet Me Halfway- Black Eyed Peas
12. Dont Stop Believing- Glee Cast
13. Halfway Gone- Lifehouse
14. Body Language- Jesse Mccartney
15. New Perspective- Panic At The Disco
16. Doesnt Mean Anything- Alicia Keys
17. Where Are You Now- Honor Society
18. Issues- The Saturdays
19. Shooting Star – David Rush
20. Life After You- Daughtry

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RX 93.1
Daily Survey
Oct 23, 2009

1.    Fireflies – Owl City (2nd day at #1)
2.    Zero Gravity – David Archuleta
3.    3 – Britney Spears
4.    Higante – Ely Buendia and Francis Magalona / Meet Me Halfway – Black Eyed Peas / One Time – Justin Bieber
5.    I Want To Know What Love Is – Mariah Carey

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MOR 101.5 Bacolod Top 20 Songs
Oct 12-18, 2009

1.    One Time- Justin Beiber (Back @ #1 & 3rd Week @#1)
2.    Recordbreaker- Sarah Geronimo
3.    Two Is Better Than One- Boys Like Girls & Taylor Swift
4.    Eh Eh ( Don’t Know What To Say)- Lady Gaga
5.    Love Drunk- Boys Like Girls
6.    You Belong With Me- Taylor Swift
7.    She Wolf- Shakira (Last Week’s #1)
8.    Trouble Is A Friend- Lenka
9.    Ignorance- Paramore
10.    Zero Gravity- David Archuleta
11.    Lollipop- Bigbang & 2en1 (New Entry)
12.    Body Language- Jesse Mccartney With T Pain
13.    One Less Lonely Girl- Justin Beiber (New Entry)
14.    I Don’t Care- 2 Ne1 Fire
15.    I Wanna Know What Love Is- Mariah Carey (New Entry)
16.    Good Girls Go Bad- Cobra Starship/ Leighton Meester
17.    Breathe- Taylor Swift And Colbie Calliat (New Entry)
18.    Fire Burning- Sean Kingston
19.    Meet Me On The Equinox-death Cab For Cutie (New Entry)
20.    Dahil Minahal Mo Ako- Sarah G

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ty @nareejo!

Surprise, Surprise, MTV peeps! Santa David comes to sing!

David Archuleta surprises MTV staffers with an early Christmas Gift–MUSIC! Wish we were MTV staffers! Haha! So we get to witness David singing Christmas songs LIVE! And most importantly…to us! WOW!

Here’s the video!

This is funny FUN FUN FUN!

2 weeks had past since the day of release but no carrier single yet?! … Errr, Melodies of Christmas…Pat-A-Pan…Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas…Ave Maria…O Holy Night…Joy to the World….

Hmmm, if you were asked, what would you choose to be the carrier single?

OMG!!! Aren’t Archies so great??

Without a carrier single.. and no extensive promotions from the record label.. our David‘s Christmas album… Christmas From the Heart debuts at #30 on this  week’s Billboard Top 200 Albums!!

Its a very good showing for a christmas album!!!

Aren’t you just so proud to be an Archie??? Give yourself a well deserved applause!!

Source: Billboard Top 200