David Archuleta sang his way to 2nd place on American Idol Season 7. Throughout David’s journey on American Idol, he gained a huge fan base, and many thought this adorable young man should have won American Idol Season 7 instead of coming in as runner-up. To be honest, I have to agree with the majority, because I too thought David Archuleta was more vocally talented than David Cook. When David Archuleta sang, he did it with so much passion and emotion that it touched me. Sometimes I cried through his performances (yes, like Paula Abdul) and sometimes I smiled.

Looking back, I still believe David Archuleta should have won American Idol Season 7, and his success since America Idol proves it. For instance, David Archuleta’s debut single, Crush, made its way up on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart to number 2 and the single also peaked at number one on Billboard’s Hot Digital Songs, which beat out David Cook’s single, The Time of My Life. David Cook’s single was number 3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. In addition to David Archuleta’s single making number 3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart, the single earned David over 150,000 digital copy sales.

While David Archuleta’s talent is singing, he did give his vocals a short break when he acted in an iCarly episode entitled iRocked the Vote, which should air sometime next spring on Nickelodeon.

The latest news on David Archuleta is that he landed a contract with Azoff Management. Azoff has managed other vocal talent such as Christina Aguilera, The Eagles and Neil Diamond. David Archuleta’s manager is Jeff Archuleta. Jeff is David’s father, and Jeff supported David during his time on American Idol Season 7. The fact that David Archuleta became runner-up on American Idol and has come this far since tells us that his dad must be doing a wonderful job managing his son’s singing career. Moreover, I’m sure Jeff Archuleta is proud of his son and only has his son’s best interest at heart. Of course any parent would look out for their child and make sure everything goes the way it should, and as parents we make mistakes, but we learn from them, too.

To keep up with all the David Archuleta news, join his mailing list from his official website. Also, keep watching for news about David Archuleta’s self-titled debut album, which is scheduled for release on November 11.