Early life
David Archuleta was born to Jeff Archuleta and Lupe Marie, a salsa singer and dancer from Honduras. Archuleta has four siblings. Archuleta's family moved to the Salt Lake Valley, to the city of Sandy, Utah, when Archuleta was six. He was raised in Murray, Utah after moving there when he was 6 years old.
Archuleta started singing at age six, inspired by a Les Misérables video. "That musical is what started all of this," he said. He started performing publicly at age 10 when he participated in the Utah Talent Competition singing "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton; he received a standing ovation and won the Child Division.
Archuleta was inspired by watching both Tamyra Gray and Kelly Clarkson to "see what performing and really getting into a song was like" during the beginning weeks of the premiere season of American Idol. He later made his television debut, at eleven years old, singing "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" on a Jenny Jones show for future Latino stars alongside season one finalist A.J. Gil. Through A.J. Gil he was able to meet and sing for Gray who had sung the song on American Idol as well as Clarkson (that year's winner) and Justin Guarini (the runner up).
Musical influences
Archuleta's mother is from Honduras, and much of the music he listened to as a child was Latin-influenced including watching his mom sing at events with her sisters. She also "was big on dancing" according to Archuleta, and would "make" him dance to traditional music with his older sister. He also listened to jazz music, he said, from his father's collection as well as gospel, pop, rock and "soulful music." In a later interview, he revealed that his father was a jazz musician. Archuleta also said he enjoys Broadway musicals.
On his American Idol "Fast Facts" page, Archuleta cites his musical influences as Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Kirk Franklin and Bryan Adams. When asked to list his top pop artists, he cited Natasha Bedingfield, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Bryan Adams, Kirk Franklin, and Robbie Williams. Like Elliot Yamin and another singer he admires, John Mayer, Archuleta tries to infuse his pop selections with a soulful vibe.
Star Search
In 2003, at age 12, Archuleta sang on several episodes of the television show Star Search. He ended up as the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2. On one episode, he sang against then-11-year-old Alexandréa Lushington, who also became a "top 20" semi-finalist on American Idol alongside Archuleta. Around the second year of being on Star Search he started focusing on the lyrics, "I didn't even pay attention to the lyrics when I was 12, 13".
Archuleta's competing on Star Search led to appearances on The Jenny Jones Show and CBS' The Early Show, and meeting the finalists from American Idol's first season, for whom he performed a spontaneous a cappella rendition of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls, and received enthusiastic praise from Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson. The year after Star Search he found out he had partial vocal paralysis but declined risky surgery and has said he feels he is almost fully recovered. He limited his singing for specific occasions like Stadium of Fire, the Independence Day celebration at Brigham Young University Stadium.
American Idol
Archuleta won his ticket to the Hollywood final auditions (with a performance of John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change") with the help of idol judge, Randy Jackson, who sang the background "waiting" in the song. (at the San Diego tryouts held at Qualcomm Stadium July 30 and July 31, 2007) He was 16 during the Hollywood auditions (where he sang Bryan Adams' "Heaven" and Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" to unanimous praise) and because he was not yet 18, had to attend school while a part of American Idol's seventh season. His parents were there because he was a minor. Archuleta also took advantage of the decision to allow contestants to play musical instruments when he accompanied himself on piano for his performances of "Another Day in Paradise" and "Angels."
A Los Angeles Times article speculated why Archuleta avoided singing the first verse of "Imagine": because "of his religion (Mormonism), he's unlikely to espouse the song's agnostic ideal . . . with the line about 'no religion too.'" Archuleta did, however, sing the entire song on Good Things Utah when he was 13. During his first performance of Imagine on American Idol, when asked by judge Randy Jackson why he didn't sing the first verse, Archuleta said the third verse was his favorite because it has "a great message."
In the finale he sang "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," "In This Moment" and "Imagine." Judge Simon Cowell declared that Archuleta won the evening and even David Cook, who ultimately won, thought Archuleta would win: "I have to concede it, the kid came out all three songs and nailed it," said Cook. In the final tally, Archuleta received 44 percent of the votes. During the finale show, both Archuleta and fellow finalist Cook appeared in separate but nearly identical commercials for the game franchise Guitar Hero, mimicking a Tom Cruise scene from Risky Business.
Contigo en la distancia
David Archuleta Lyrics
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En que pueda apartarme de ti
El mundo parece distinto
Cuando no estas junto a mi
No hay bella melodнa
En que no surjas tъ
Ni yo quiero escucharla
Chorus (2x)
Es que te has convertido
En parte de mi alma
Ya nada me consuela
Si no estas tu tambiйn
Mбs allб de tus labios
Del sol y las estrellas
Contigo en la distancia
Amada mнa estoy
Contigo en la distancia
Amada mнa estoy
Contigo estoy, mmm
The lyrics of David Archuleta's song Contigo en la Distancia focus on the intense emotional connection that he feels with his loved one, even when she is not physically present with him. He expresses how there isn't a moment in the day when he can separate himself from her, and that without her, the world seems unrecognizable to him. He likens his love for her to the absence of a beautiful melody when she is not around, highlighting the profound impact she has on his life.
The chorus emphasizes the significant role that his loved one plays in his life, stating that she has become a fundamental part of his being. Without her, he finds no solace or comfort, and everything around him seems dull and meaningless. He ends the chorus by declaring his love for her, stating that he feels her presence even when they are apart and that he will forever be connected to her.
Overall, these lyrics reflect the intense emotional bond that David Archuleta shares with his loved one, emphasizing how important she is to him and the depth of his affection for her.
Line by Line Meaning
No existe un momento del dia
There's not a moment in the day
En que pueda apartarme de ti
When I can ever separate myself from you
El mundo parece distinto
The world seems different
Cuando no estas junto a mi
When you're not near me
No hay bella melodнa
There's no beautiful melody
En que no surjas tъ
In which you don't appear
Ni yo quiero escucharla
Nor do I want to hear it
Si no escuchas tъ
If you don't hear it too
Es que te has convertido
It's that you have become
En parte de mi alma
A part of my soul
Ya nada me consuela
Nothing consoles me anymore
Si no estas tu tambiйn
If you're not here too
Mбs allб de tus labios
Beyond your lips
Del sol y las estrellas
Of the sun and stars
Contigo en la distancia
With you in the distance
Amada mнa estoy
My beloved, I am
Contigo en la distancia
With you in the distance
Amada mнa estoy
My beloved, I am
Contigo estoy, mmm
I am with you
Contributed by Alex N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Tony Au
No existe un momento del dia
En que pueda apartarte de mi
El mundo parece distinto
Cuando no estas junto a mi
No hay bella melodia
En que no surjas tu
Ni yo quiero escucharla
Si no la escuchas tu
[1] - Es que te has convertido
En parte de mi alma
Ya nada me consuela
Si no estas tu tambien
Mas alla de tus labios
Del sol y las estrellas
Contigo en la distancia
Amado mio estoy
[Repeat 1]
Contigo en la distancia
Amado mio estoy, oh
Contigo
RaulBluxs
No existe un momento del día
En que pueda apartarme de ti
El mundo parece distinto
Cuando no estás junto a mi
No hay bella melodía
En que no surjas tú
Ni yo quiero escucharla
Si no la escuchas tú
Es que te has convertido
En parte de mi alma
Ya nada me consuela
Si no estás tú también
Más allá de tus labios
Del sol y las estrellas
Contigo en la distancia
Amada mía, estoy
En parte de mi alma
Ya nada me consuela
Si no estás tú también
Más allá de tus labios
Del sol y las estrellas
Contigo en la distancia
Amada mía, estoy
T.Marioooo
No existe un momento del día
En que pueda apartarme de ti
El mundo parece distinto
Cuando no estás junto a mi
No hay bella melodía
En que no surjas tú
Ni yo quiero escucharla
Si no la escuchas tú
Es que te has convertido
En parte de mi alma
Ya nada me consuela
Si no estás tú también
Más allá de tus labios
Del sol y las estrellas
Contigo en la distancia
Amada mía, estoy
En parte de mi alma
Ya nada me consuela
Si no estás tú también
Más allá de tus labios
Del sol y las estrellas
Contigo en la distancia
Amada mía, estoy
Ruth Morales
Esta version es mi favorita.
Liliana Rojas Torres
Ya se que Luis Miguel la canta de manera magistral pero no puedo negar que esté hombre le hace justicia con esa voz tan bella y esa pasión al cantar 😍
tally ramos bello
De hecho está cantando la misma versión de Christina Aguilera
Onam Loez
Que talento tiene David! Honduras esta orgullosa de vos!
zalo813
Archuleta went off man! His control is insane. I always come back to watch this; beautiful voice!
seatony1
This is one of the most beautiful and well sung versions I've ever heard of this sung. Not overly done, nailing the high notes, and adding a dimension of passion and vulnerability to the emotionality of the song. Add to this the fact that David is not a native or even fluent Spanish speaker yet sings the song perfectly further adds a notch of excellence to his performance. Bravo David.. Well done. I look forward to when you record a full album in Spanish.
Lydia Gomez
My most favorite of David's performances. The look, the suit, the guitarist, everything so perfect and of course David's angelic voice!
Hunnzy #MargieDA2017 Roberts
I heard that after the shock of it David got a standing ovation! Dang I can see why! Amazing performance by an amazing person! There is nothing like David Archuleta live!!! This video is like live-beautiful job! Oct 13th his Christmas CD comes out! I can't wait!!!!
Mikina Jikina
Oh Dios canta con mucho sentimiento, me encanta tu voz!
Hermosa voz y melodia, Ojala que llegues muy lejos.....Dios te bendiga!
loveAARforever
David makes every note stand out in its own beautiful way. I love how he sings so passionately and gives us such an unbelievable performance. <3