DA week that was in the life of David Archuleta

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Keeping up with the über-talented, awe-inspiring, world-travelling David Archuleta can be a full-time job. Even the most (D)avid fans among us don’t always have time to follow David. Here are some of last week’s top stories about the awesome David Archuleta.

Media Headlines

News, Reviews, and Interviews

BYU-Idaho Interviews David Archuleta.
14 June 2010

David Archuleta is coming to REXBURG!!!! check out the phone interview we scored with him!! Part 1 is available now! Connect with I~NEWS

View the video on BYU INews.

BYU performance scheduled
15 June 2010

David Archuleta sings this Saturday night, 19 June at 7:30 p.m. in the Hart Auditorium at Brigham Young University-Idaho. It is $35 for a ticket.

Idaho Radio Station Interview with David Archuleta
by misscarleejune
16 June 2010
Length: 7:45 minutes

BYU Idaho Phone Interview with David Archuleta
by Krystin Pipkin, at Hart Auditorium, Brigham Young University-Idaho
14 June 2010

YouTube videos posted by NannyTaq
also available on BYU I-Comm’s Facebook
16 June 2010

BYU Idaho phone interview in four parts

Part 1: about his book Chords of Strength
Part 2: about Idaho fans and their support
Part 3: about music and religious influence
Part 4: about interesting experiences with fans

Thanks to NannyTaq

Part 5: about the future

Thanks to Archiedorable, posted 19 June 2010

David Archuleta’s “soul searching” interview in Idaho
by Steven Pope
KIDK Channel 3, Eye Witness News in Idaho Falls, Idaho
18 June 2010

19-year-old David Archuleta explains his new book, and how he has dealt with overnight fame. David sings a little of Michael Jackson’s, “I’ll be There.”

Watch on YouTube: KIDK Interviews David

SOURCE: heitah on YouTube
Length: 1:46

Thousands of fans at Rexburg Book-signing
by Tony Potter, Rexburg Standard Journal, Rexburg, Idaho
18 June 2010

If you thought David Archuleta could only pack a concert hall, you should have been at Deseret Book Thursday evening. Fans swarmed to get their copies of Archuleta’s book “Chords of Strength” signed, in what was the largest crowd the store has ever seen….

Read more: Rexburg Standard Journal

David’s World

Blogs, Tweets, Appearances

Blogs and Vlogs

YOU Create David Archuleta’s New Deluxe Edition Package!
DavidArchuleta.com
2 June 2010

…David is recording a brand new album as we speak. There is no set release date yet, BUT David is already cooking up ideas to create a special fan package! What better place to find ideas for a fan package than from his fans! So he wants to hear what YOU, the fans, want in this potential special fan package to be available only here on DavidArchuleta.com….

Choose your deluxe edition item: David Archuleta Deluxe Edition Package

DA Official Blog
12 June 2010

David posted a blog on Facebook. Here’s an excerpt; you can read the rest on his Facebook website and send a comment.

“Hey all! Just thought I’d give an update with what’s been going on lately. Since the book is now out, I’ve been doing book signings! The ones in New York and New Jersey were awesome! I also got to do one in Minnesota at the Mall of America and ride some of the indoor rides they have in the mall. Pretty fun stuff! I then got to go back home for a couple of Utah book signings. The first one was in Salt Lake City, and the second one was in Orem. They were both great! It was fun being surprised by people I knew coming by and seeing them in line haha. It’s been so neat getting to see everyone after such a long time being under a rock recording and writing. Thanks so much to all of you who have been coming out to the signings!….”

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Major David News!
from David’s MySpace
18 June 2010

Teaser alert!

MAJOR DAVID NEWS!
Category: Music
ATTENTION: MAJOR David news coming next week! Stay tuned!

Read more: Alert on David’s MySpace

Appearances – Recent & Future

David Archuleta will sing on the Fourth of July!
A Capitol Fourth, PBS-TV, live telecast in Washington, D.C.
18 June 2010

David Archuleta will join singers Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker, and John Schneider on July 4th at the 30th anniversary of A Capitol Fourth, to be aired live on PBS July 4, 8/7c, from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. This is America’s 234th birthday!

More information: PBS Pressroom: A Capitol Fourth

Concert Tonight!
Brigham Young University-Idaho Hart Auditorium
19 June 2010

Archuleta can next be seen at the Brigham Young University-Idaho Hart Auditorium tonight in concert. Part of BYU-Idaho’s Spirit Week activities, the show may have a surprise or two for the fans. Archuleta wouldn’t give anything away.

Tickets are $35 for the general public and $20 for BYU-Idaho students and employees. Tickets can be purchased at the BYU-Idaho Ticket Office by calling 208.496.2230, or online at www.byui.edu/tickets.

Chords of Strength Book Signing Tour

Penguin Books has posted a YouTube video (see below) of David Archuleta walking us through the 4-color printing process. What fun to see David at the computer, discussing magenta, cyan, vermillion, and black,…! Chords of Strength will be available online and in bookstores on 1 June 2010. You can pre-order your copy for $11.69 today on Amazon.com. On Barnes and Noble, David’s memoir is currently at number 9 in the Top 100 books.

David Archuleta at the printing of his new book Chords of Strength.

Source: PenguinGroupUSA

Book tour dates
David will perform one song!


Book tour dates:
✓  1 June – Bookends, Ridgewood, NJ
✓  2 June – Borders, Manhattan, NY
✓  3 June – Barnes & Noble, Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, NY
✓  5 June – Barnes & Noble, Mall of America, Bloomington, MN
✓  7 June – Deseret Books, Salt Lake City, UT
✓  8 June – Deseret Books, Orem, UT
✓17 June – Deseret Books, Rexburg, ID

DavidArchie on Twitter

Monday, 14 June

> “If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this…thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.”
> So I made a mistake with the time of the Rexburg book signing Thurday. It’ll be at 7 PM, not noon! So I’ll see you guys at 7! 🙂
> All right, so I know earlier I said that the Rexburg book signing this Thursday begins at 7 PM, but it will be starting at 6 PM now lol.
> But either way, I’ll be there at both 6 PM and 7 PM lol. So it’s all good! 🙂
> All right, time to do some rehearsing.

Tuesday, 15 June

> All right, rehearsing went well today. Excited for the Idaho show this Saturday!

Wednesday, 16 June

> Good morning. More phone interviews this morning.
> Hm… Trying to figure out the phone lol.
> I like convenience stores. There’s quite the selection of items.

Thursday, 17 June

> Good morning! Headed to Idaho!
> Book signing today at 6 PM in Rexburg, Idaho! It’ll be at Deseret Book, across from Walmart haha.
> Having a good time doing interviews. The book signing starts soon! It’s at 485 N. And 2nd E. in Rexburg If you wanna come by!
> Had a great time at the Rexburg book signing!! Thanks everyone who came! All the Deseret Book workers were so nice lol.

Friday, 18 June

> Rehearsing today for the show tomorrow night! 🙂 🙂
> I really want to watch Toy Story 3.
> Finished rehearsing, and had some Thai food for dinner. Show is tomorrow!

Saturday, 19 June

> It’s a windy day today.
> Wow, so cool! A moose with her calf! Moose and calf!
> The show in Rexburg, Idaho is tonight at the Hart Auditorium at 7:30!! any of you coming??
> K, I have to say.. David Osmond is the opener for the show and he has such an incredible voice! Sheesh I wish I sang that in tune!
> Finished rehearsing! Looking forward to the show!!!
> The show’s about to start. David Osmond is getting ready to go on.
> David Osmond did an awesome job! Now it’s my turn… Feeling nervous! But excited! haha.

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Fandom

Blogs, Stories, Charities

Stories

Project Bearing Kindness: deadline is tomorrow!

Project Bearing Kindness has teamed up with Rising Star Outreach to raise money for the Rising Star schools in India. With a $12 donation, your name will be added to a beautiful Angel Bear which will be given to a deserving child at the dedication on 10 July of the new Rising Star school. And you’ll receive a complimentary “David Inspires Us” bumper sticker.

Read more about how you can help the children of India.

Archuleta sisters browse bookstore.

Salt Lake City Deseret Bookstore, 7 June 2010

I just caught this one! David’s sisters Claudia and Amber are milling about behind him while he signs books and chats with fans. At one point David is talking and listening to everyone at once! He says to the bookstore employee in the white shirt, “That’s my sister,” while responding to a fan about ordering the salad with “extra lettuce.”

The fan from Toronto tells David, “Snow Angels with a zed—zee.”

Claudia is wearing the white and yellow halter top and Amber is in a green shirt.

Thanks to pattycake04.

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DA Weekly Buzz about David Archuleta!

Maybe I’m Amazed! Early this month David Archuleta started his book-signing tour in New York City where he performed live outdoors for the Fox & Friends show. While waiting for the show to start, he sang a little snippet of Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed.” It was truly stunning!

Photo of this week is…!

David Archuleta singing “Maybe I’m Amazed, 3 June 2010

Today is Paul McCartney’s 68th birthday—Happy Birthday, Sir Paul! So in his honor, this week we will have a “Video of the Week” instead of a photo. Here is the incomparable David Archuleta singing a McCartney song. Gosh, the future looks bright for both Sir Paul and Mr David!

• Source: songbook5 on YouTube

Did you miss last week’s Photo of the Week?

David Archuleta, a Photographer’s Dream

Our Special Angel Bears Poem

To David’s Caring Peeps

Sign a Bear….Show You Care!

Some Angel Bears
Need Some Care
Please Show the Children
That You Will Share
Let’s Put Our Names
Everywhere on Da Bears!

Songs  As I was leaving work on Friday, I turned on some music for the car ride home. The day had been full of stress and I was completely done. Of course, my music of choice is anything from David Archuleta; his voice always soothes my frayed nerves and puts me in a better mood. The song that came on the car stereo was a ‘live’ version of a song on David’s self-titled debut album. He has only sung this song in concert twice; as I listened to him pour himself into this song, I was most impressed with the way he made me believe what he was singing. It is a song my teenage son and his friends have always liked, probably because it is full of teenage angst. Now listening to David sing it ‘live’, I was truly moved by his words and the feelings he was expressing. It has become one of my favorite ‘live’ performances in my David Archuleta collection.

The Song of the Week is…

“Desperate”

“Desperate” was written by Andreas Carlsson, Desmond Child, and brothers Alexander and Konstantin Rethwisch. This group of well-known songwriters has collectively written hit songs for many famous singers. As the German rock band Stanfour, they wrote and recorded “Desperate” for their album Wild Life in 2008. It was mainly recorded in Stockholm, Sweden, and in the band’s studio on the German island of Föhr, but also in Los Angeles.

Listen to a brief clip of the original song by Stanfour. (To find “Desperate,” you need to click on “alle 14 Tracks anzeigen.”)

“Desperate” is a very deep, almost dark, song about feeling hopeless and alone. It’s a very different type of song for the young and happy David Archuleta, who usually sings more upbeat, positive songs. But in my opinion, this song works well for him, because many young people can relate to its message of desperation and fear. They are searching for a “reason to keep believin'” that someday they’ll see the light. These lyrics express the kinds of feelings and emotions many adolescents have. As I mentioned earlier, my own teenage son felt a real connection to this song. In my life, there have been times when I too felt alone and thought my problems were more than I could handle. So I can relate to the song on some level—I suppose we all can!

From his self-titled debut album, here is David singing, “Desperate,” with lyrics:

(Video courtesy of nickjonasfreak216)

Accompanying himself on the keyboard, David sings “Desperate” live for the first time in concert last August in Rockford, IL. I love the way he asks the audience to forgive him if he messes up. Watch him as he belts out this song; his face is filled with emotion and his voice is so strong and powerful. Notice those silky smooth lower notes!

(Video courtesy of StarryNites01)

I hope everyone has a nice week and may you always have a friend to help you through those times when you may be feeling desperate! 😉

Take care all ,
Katie

Listen to Song of Last Week.

David Archuleta, the Voice