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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) David Archuleta talks about his latest Christmas concert in Utah on December 19, 2011. Photographed in studio on November 22, 2011.

By David Burger

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Dec 13, 2011 06:54PM

One of the first Christmas songs David Archuleta ever sang was “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” but he admits he has always hated that song.

The idea that his mother would ever kiss someone else besides him offended his sensibility. “I was super-protective of my mom,” Archuleta said. “Even when I was three, no one could touch my mommy. I would sing that song in a jealous way.”

So, when Archuleta headlines Abravanel Hall on Dec. 19 during his “My Kind of Christmas Tour,” suffice to say that particular song will not be on the set list.

It has been a year of valleys and peaks for the singer, who turns 21 on Dec. 28. Last December, he headlined the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s annual Christmas extravaganza in front of more than 80,000 concertgoers. Earlier this year, the Utah singer and Jive Records parted ways after Archuleta’s “The Other Side of Down” only sold about 67,000 copies, according to Billboard. That’s in contrast to self-titled 2007 debut album, which reached as high as No. 2 on the Billboard charts, sold 765,000 copies and spawned the hit single “Crush.”

But locally, Archuleta helped draw a stadium’s worth of fans as the co-headliner with Brad Paisley for Provo’s Stadium of Fire concert over the July 4th weekend.

And this fall he hit another local high note, as the CD/DVD of last year’s Mormon Tabernacle Choir concert, “Glad Tidings Christmas,” has been among the best-sellers at Deseret Book and other religious bookstores.

The Abravanel Hall concert will be the second-to-last performance of his tour, which began in New York on Dec. 1 and concludes in Colorado on Dec. 21.

Monday’s performance will be more like the Christmas shows he performed two years ago, after the release of his 2009 album “Christmas From the Heart.” Along with traditional yuletide tunes, Archuleta said he will include “Crush” and other popular song, “just for energy’s sake.”

Although he has toured the world since he finished second in 2008’s seventh season of “American Idol,” in an interview Archuleta still displayed the jitters he says he feels when he’s the center of attention. He sang bits of songs to himself under his breath, and when asked, he admitted his friends make fun of that trait. “I don’t even notice it,” he says. “When I’m not thinking about being watched, or being threatened, I do it.”

The lack of self-confidence comes from his perception that he’s not a “Vegas performer,” with decades of experience under his belt. “I’m still learning how to do it,” he says. “I’m not the most professionally skilled performer out there, and I will say my abilities are limited. What I do know, I love to sing, and I always want to do my best.”

On this tour, Archuleta has continued writing songs for his next album, experimenting with what he described as a more natural approach than on his two pop-influenced Jive albums. He’s concentrating on writing uplifting music. Not religious songs exactly, but songs with a message.

When he was younger, vocal coach Dean Kaelin would take him to assisted-living homes to perform. Archuleta remembered standing at the side of a bed that held a terminally ill patient, singing “A Piece of Sky,” from the Barbra Streisand film “Yentl.”

“That music meant a lot to her,” Archuleta says. “She was coming alive during the song. That’s when I realized how important music could be.”

The year 2012 will likely be another defining year for a young performer who is still finding the musician inside himself. “The goal this year is to take the time I need to know what I want to become,” he says.

As he crooned to an elderly woman so many years ago:

Tell me where

Where is it written

What is it I meant to be?

And the new photos!!! <3

source: The Salt Lake Tribune

by Bill Pinella

David Archuleta, runnerup on Season 7 of American Idol, comes to Santa Rosa and the Wells Fargo Center for an 8 p.m. Christmas show on Tuesday. And with him he will bring a persona that he’s still a “kid.” Afterall he was 12 years old when he first appeared on Star Search and he was only 17 when he finished second to David Cook on Idol.

“I’ll be 21 the end of this month (Dec. 29),” Archuleta said in a phone interview last week from Idaho. “Can you believe that? And Yeah, yeah. People still think I’m not even old enough to drive.”

He was reminded that he does have that forever young look and after breaking out in a quick rendition of Rod Stewart’s “Forever Young”, Archuleta said, “Maybe I’ll start balding and maybe that will make me look older. People are still thinking I’m 15 or 16.”

He promised that his Tuesday show will be much like the Christmas show he performed here two winters ago, a mix of pop and holiday music.

And despite that youthful look, he expressed his desire to mature as a musician.

“To grow you have to keep surpassing what you think your limits are. You have to continue exceeding your expectations of yourself. And you have to keep growing and in order to do that you have to go out of your comfort zone. Pass what you think is impossible for you to do. I definitely feel that I have grown a lot in the last few years because of that.”

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Ehh bald David? What’d you think? No? Yeah, no!

I’d rather want him to grow a beard lol.

SALT LAKE CITY — David Archuelta has come home for the holidays and is taking time to sign some autographs for his hometown fans. Last Christmas, Archuleta was the guest performer for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s Christmas concerts.

This year the DVD and CD of the performance are available and he will be at Deseret Book’s downtown store following the annual lighting of Temple Square.

“I don’t think there’s anything like Christmas music, really, because it’s something that so many people are willing to listen to and take in,” Archuelta said. “They all the feeling that they feel to come in and it’s just in the air. It’s just everywhere and I love that.”

Archuleta begins his own national Christmas concert tour in December. He will perform for the first time in Cedar City Dec. 10 and at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City Dec. 19.

On Nov. 25, Archuleta will be signing books at the downtown Deseret Book location at 6:30 p.m., immediately after the opening of a new window display at the store.

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The Malay Mail has an article about David’s concert to Malaysia on July26 (True, David tends to use more words to explain things but we love it when he does that )

Check out the article!

Archangels rejoice!
by Jeremy Tan

Source: Malay Mail

Woot David is featured on Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines — David Archuleta’s Twitter description, “I’m David. I like music.” is probably the understatement of the century.

As a boy, David says it was “Les Miserables” that inspired him to begin singing. Ten years later, still just a boy, he took his singing hobby to the hilt and captivated audiences the world over when he, then at 16, took the “Idol” stage and gave his all – landing the runner-up spot in “American Idol” Season 7 back in 2008.

Later the same year, he released a self-titled studio album which debuted at number 2 on the Billboard charts, kicking off with the hit single “Crush.” This was followed by 2009’s “Christmas from the Heart.”

Now 20, Archie is all grown up as a musician. He is coming halfway around the world to prove just how much so.

The balladeer hits Philippine shores once more for a one-night only solo concert on July 18, 8 p.m. at the Araneta Coliseum.

He will be sharing his first love to the Philippines for the third time, after two previous visits in 2009 and 2010. Get ready to hear David Archuleta’s new songs from his latest album, “The Other Side of Down,” including the hits “Something ’Bout Love,” “Elevator” and “Falling Stars.”

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Enjoy this interview from Sin Chew Daily, translated for us by Gengen

Thank you, Archuleta Fanscene!

twitpic by: @onedavidnet

I’m not Justin. I Prefer Private Love!

David Archuleta recently left Jive. In spite of the fact that several record companies have shown great interest in him, but he is in no hurry to be tied down again. He says he needs some quality alone time.

After American Idol Season 7, David has been working hard ever since, never has the time to slow down and ponder upon his direction. “I need some time to think what I really want.” says David. In the past, he worked under people’s orders. “I feel confused.” Now without a contract, he finally feels he can cut himself some slack. He can go back to write music when there is no pressure.

When asked if he has already begun creating his own music, David says to compose a song completely on his own is quite difficult for him. But he has a lot of ideas for songs which makes him very excited. He also mentions he will not issue the fourth album this year. If he does publish, it will be singles. He would like to try “natural” music, but not necessarily country. Pop is still his love and he even tries to write a Latin song recently. As to his future direction, David says, “I still love Pop. I actually don’t like my voice. I will focus more on the singing part in the future concerts.” He also expresses his gratitude toward the unwavering support from his fans.

Looking forward to the screaming of Malay fans
How does David feel about Justin Bieber? David says that he met Justin the week before. Justin is very talented, has a good voice and very successful in his singing career. Justin has been very open about his love life recently. When asked if he will be open about his love life too, David says he prefers not to, because he wants to keep that part of his life private. He wishes his fans pay attention to his stage performance only. He also says he’s not seeing anyone for the time being and is still waiting for “the” one.

In 2009, David visited Malaysia the first time, shortly after he finished American Idol. He came to Malaysia to promote his first album. This time he will sing at Staidum Negara at 8:00pm on July 26. This will be a full concert. He is very excited about the concert, looking forward to it, and expects to hear a lot of screaming from his Malay fans. Last time he sang only three songs. In the coming concert, he will of course sing more songs, some new and some old.

“You Don’t Have to Stay in That Place”

David Archuleta has high hopes for his new CD, The Other Side of Down. It’s not to launch another successful radio smash, à la “Crush” in 2008. It’s not to sell another gold record. Although, let’s face it, those achievements would be nice to repeat.

Instead, Archuleta hopes The Other Side of Down will help people through the dark times of life by admitting that, yup, even the adorable, giggly, happy-go-lucky “American Idol” runner-up gets supremely bummed out sometimes.

“No one goes through life just smooth sailing, coasting,” Archuleta told MTV News. “Everyone has those rough patches, and so I don’t want to ignore them and act like everything’s hunky-dory, but I do feel like … there’s always something to be happy and grateful about no matter what you’re going through.”

That’s not to say Archuleta’s album is filled with mopey, “woe is me” ballads. In fact, anytime the pop star found his songwriting going to a dark place, he switched gears. “I wanted to look at it from a different perspective,” Archuleta said. “It’s like, ‘Yes, I do feel a little confused and it can be a little frustrating, but things will be OK.’ I want people to know that you don’t have to stay in that place, and I feel like sometimes people get stuck there so much. I wanted to get people out of there with this album.”

His “don’t give up” attitude is reflected all over The Other Side of Down, from the self-questioning “Who I Am” to the choir-enhanced “Things Are Gonna Get Better.” Even Archie’s infectious single “Elevator” has the 19-year-old taking a dream about a girl as an opportunity to wax poetically about the ups and downs of growing pains. It’s a message all the more eerily prescient given the recent onslaught of teen suicides.

“I’ve been getting a couple letters about bullying and stuff,” the soft-spoken singer said. “It’s interesting how that issue’s come up again. But I think that’s why it’s important to surround yourself with good friends too. I think they can really help you get that support, and they don’t always have to be the most popular kids. … It can just be good people who have a good heart and care about you. That’s what matters.”

The Other Side of Down arrived in stores Tuesday (October 5).

Source: MTV

Pics!

From MTVTJ.

Derek Sheldon tweeted about his interview with David, and here’s a really good article from him. Be sure to leave some words of thanks at his site. Click on the cap for the full article.