Q&A (from americanidol.com)

Favorite Male Artists:
Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Bryan Adams, Kirk Franklin.

Favorite female pop artists?
Natasha Bedingfield, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey.

When did you first start to sing?
Around the age of 7, and really started performing in front of people at 10.

What other talents do you have?
I've taken a little piano and have written a few songs.

Do you have any formal singing training?
Yes, I've been taking lessons every now and then since I was 12.

If you don't make it on American Idol, what will you do?
Finish school and continue performing.

What are your personal goals in life?
To finish school and eventually go to college.

What album would your friends be surprised you own?
My Kirk Franklin albums probably.

Do you have any rituals or things you do before you perform?
Do some voice exercises and say a prayer.

What is your most embarassing moment?
I was flown out to Honduras to perform for a charity event dinner, and the night I was supposed to sing I lost my voice. In the middle of the song my voice was gone and my mom came up to finish the song for me.

What has been your proudest moment in life so far?
Making it this far and learning a ton in the competition is pretty awesome. Another thing I'll never forget was singing in a fire department in New York that lost 14 men on 9/11 on the first anniversary.

If you couldn't sing, which talent would you most like to have?
Play the guitar or become a better songwriter.

Who is your favorite judge and why?
I like all of them. Their personalities and opinions together is what makes it so neat.

What would people be surprised to learn about you?
I'm half-Honduran, and got to go to Honduras a few years ago with my family and see my mom's side of the family. I also sang at Carnaval there, a parade like Mardi Gras. It's also where my most embarrassing moment was.

Do you have any lucky charms?
Not really. My friend gave me a rubber band to remind me that my friends have my back.

What's been your toughest obstacle in life?
Believing that I could really be successful in a singing career.

Do you think the audition process was fair?
It was pretty fair.

What has been your favorite "Idol" moment in the past six seasons?
When Tamyra Gray sang "And I'm Telling You" in the semifinals.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I wouldn't change anything. Even the minor things or problems are what influence who I am.

How do you plan on differentiating yourself in the competition?
I plan on continuing to be myself. That's what has gotten me this far.






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Now, DISCUSS! XD

lol.. this kid is adorable. & he's got such a great voice. I seriously do hope he wins American Idol.

look @ em lips.. xD..

He's the winner!!

no questions asked
and I love his version of Heaven

^
i agree, i just heard and i'm like "wow" i'm really amazed..hehe got a lot of goosebumps.

If he doesn't win, i hope that he gets a record deal...hes perfect for his age to debut especially with the fangirls ready become obsess with him and his vocals. heh

i LOVEDD his singing of "Shop Around"!!
It was an excellent performance!
I was never able to catch him off-pitch either
he deserves to win this season~

LOL yummy, ne? hahahaha

i love this guy! he's so cute and he has a great voice.
he's one of the people that i watch american idol for this year
i hope he wins! he has kind of the most publicity too (in magazines and online) than other contestants.

Ahh I loved his Heaven performance<3

I LOVE HIMMM!
He's amazing =0
I hope he wins ^ ^
He'll go far with his talent and sincerity =]

Well I was flicking through the channels and american idol was on however I only caught the last performance and it was him singing imagine, and omg for a 17 year old he has an amazing voice!

His voice is just amazing. I loved loved his Imagine performance. He's one of the best singers i believe. (:
- just amazing. & it's so amazing that he's only seventeen yrs old. <3

Don't forget to vote 4 him tomorrow!!!! ^^ I'm glad you all enjoy him XD

he is so cute
and he is an amazing singer.
haha
yay for david archuleta!!!

yeah.....same here.....
i wish he will be the next american idol.......^^
love his voice

He is so cute! And is really good too.
You should post up the vid when he sang for Kelly Clarkson, the song "And I'm not telling you to go" [or something along the line]

He is the cutest thing ever and a great singer.
Hope he wins

Umm most adorable person out there! He's so real, you know? You can tell he's one of those guys that is very deep and very well brought up you know?

That and he's SO CUTE!
He JUST performed, btw.. He did pretty good but it sounds like he didn't work on it very much or he was really nervous poor kid! He did "We Can Work It Out" and he kinda stumbled through the words and had pitch problems. He was all nervous and talking about how stressed he was.. haha.. SO ADORAABLEEE! Daviddddddd! ^__^

yeah this week wasn't his best performance he seemed very nervous..
but i think his fanbase is big enough for him to stay on the show this week.

*added "We Can Work It Out" to the video list*

I agree that this week wasn't his best performance....he just seemed reeeealllyyy nervous (probably why he forgot the lyrics). A lot of people do really well on the smaller stage, but then when it hits Top 12 week and its their first time on the bigger stage, they freak out a little. I hope he stays though....he'd work hard enough to do good next week, i think. Besides, with it being a Beatles' theme this week, I think he had trouble picking a song. Not really his style, u know? and he had already sang Imagine, so he couldn't do that again haha



*added "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" to the videos*

thanks for the tip! I didn't know he ever sang that....daaaang he was so good even back then O_O

OMG he's definitely one of the best singers in the batch!
and he had a voice paralysis before right? (:

anyway, he looks a bit like Zac Efron in the first pic here. keke ;p

I absolutely adore him! I love his voice when he talks. Due to his voice paralysis? But its cuuutte.


XD

^ I agree! his singing voice is just amazing, and his talking voice is soooo cute! *squish*

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and he's smart too!
he has a 4.0 average

he does????? holy crap...haha: smart, nice, cute, amazing singer...what more do you want? XD

He's a real cutie and can hella sing!

This guy can sing .And he is the same age as me too.

He seems more of an Americanized Hispanic( meaning his parents were born in the US and he can't speak Spanish) though. But i'm not sure... I don't think its bad at all though. He is an American after all

aw love his voice and his personality. It's cute the way he acts.

**added "The Long and Winding Road" to the videos list**




I think he can speak Spanish...i mean, he has family and stuff in Honduras (i guess that doesn't make you speak the language though O_O). And the way he rattled off the title of the Spanish song he sang while in Honduras was very natural....not spanglishy at all XD

We have so many people in America nowadays though who are like the opposite, it's nice to see a hispanic that's not all "chicano-ish"...Not like the types who don't wanna speak English at all...I'm not saying that speaking Spanish or holding on to Hispanic culture is bad, just be American too if you wanna live here. (I'm part Mexican, so don't bash me for stereotyping or w/e. XD)

LOVE HIM LOVE HIM LOVE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope he wins...in fact I know he will...<3

Hmm I still haven't seen him speak Spanish at all. I should try finding a clip when he was in Honduras then .

Oh no, don't worry. I don't think you're stereotyping at all, its just the plain truth you're saying.I really don't like the people who don't like speaking English....Speaking both languages is cool.

I'm glad to see a Central American in AI, so people can stop stereotyping with every Hispanic being Mexican.

I'm full Hispanic...its rare to see Hispanics on Soompi D: its nice to know i'm not the only one here haha.

**added "You're The Voice" to the videos list**

LOL @ the prom thing hahaha




haha i thought i was the only non-asian on here XD...

**added more pics**

Yay! i finally found some non-singing, just-smiling pics of him!!! ^^