David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an American Mormon singer-songwriter and actor. At ten years old, he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition leading to other television singing appearances. When he was twelve years old, Archuleta became the Junior Vocal Champion on "Star Search 2". In 2008 he finished second on the seventh season of "American Idol".
In August 2008, Archuleta released "Crush," the first single from his self-titled debut album. The album, released three months later, debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart; it has sold over 750,000 copies in the United States and over 900,000 worldwide.
In October 2010, he released a third album, The Other Side of Down, featuring lead single "Something 'Bout Love". On March 28, 2012, Archuleta left on a two-year hiatus to be a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chile, but stated that he will continue his music career after that. As of February 2012, Archuleta had sold 1,108,000 albums and 3,327,000 tracks in the United States.
His sixth studio album, Postcards in the Sky, was released in 2017.
No Matter How Far is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter David Archuleta. The album is composed of ten tracks which feature a mix of new recorded material and previously unreleased U.S. tracks. Its lead single, “Don't Run Away”, was released on February 12.
Genre: Pop
Release date: Mar 26, 2013
Forevermore is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter David Archuleta. The album is composed of covers of Filipino songs and was released on March 26, 2012 exclusively in the Philippines. This is Archuleta's first Original Pilipino Music (OPM) album.
Genre: Pop
Release date: Mar 26, 2012
The Other Side of Down is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter David Archuleta. It was the final album for Jive Records.
Genre: Pop
Release date: Oct 5, 2010
David Archuleta is the self-titled debut album from American Idol season seven runner-up David Archuleta. It was released on November 11, 2008, in the United States, by Jive Records. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA (denoting shipments of 500,000 copies) on January 29, 2009. The first single, "Crush", was released to radio on August 1. The album was released in the UK on May 11, 2009. The UK album release was set to coincide with his UK tour with Rock/Pop band McFly in April/May 2009.
Genre: Teen pop, R&B, pop, adult contemporary
Release date: Nov 11, 2008