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.
Forevermore
David Archuleta Lyrics
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When I just want to look at your face
There are time
When I just want to feel your embrace
In the cold night
I just can't believe that you are mine now
You were just a dream that I once knew
I just can't compare you with anything in this world
You're all I need to be with forevermore
Time and again
There are these changes that we can not end
As sure as the time keeps going on and on
My love for you will be forevermore
Ohh yeah
I just can't believe that you are mine now
You were just a dream that I once knew
I never thought I would be right for you
I just can't compare you with anything in this world
As endless as forever
Our love will stay together
You are all I need to be with forevermore
Forevermore
You are all I need to be with forevermore
Hmm yeah yeah
David Archuleta's song Forevermore is a heartfelt ballad about being in a state of disbelief and overwhelming happiness realizing that the love of your life is with you. The opening lines of the song evoke a desire to see and be close to the one you love. The singer expresses their longing to see their partner's face and feel their embrace, and how it's still surreal that they're together in the cold night. The lyrics convey the depth of his love as he acknowledges that his partner is everything he needs and how he can't compare them to anything else in the world.
The song then goes on to reflect on the inevitability of change and how it is something that we cannot control. Still, the love they share will always remain and grow. The singer promises that his love for his partner will last forevermore, conveying how strongly he feels about their relationship. The song features an acoustic guitar and a mellow tune that adds to the song's emotion and creates a soothing ambiance.
Line by Line Meaning
There are times
Sometimes I feel a strong desire
When I just want to look at your face
To see the one I love and admire
There are time
Moments when I long for the grace
When I just want to feel your embrace
To hold the one who creates a better place
In the cold night
During the darkness that surrounds
I just can't believe that you are mine now
I'm grateful you're in my life I'm proud
You were just a dream that I once knew
My wishful thinking that turned into reality
I never thought I would be right for you
I doubted myself if I deserved an opportunity
I just can't compare you with anything in this world
You're incomparable and one of a kind
You're all I need to be with forevermore
You complete me and peace I find
Time and again
Frequently there are things that change
There are these changes that we can not end
Some transformations we cannot interchange
As sure as the time keeps going on and on
But my love continues to grow strong
My love for you will be forevermore
My feelings will endure and belong
Ohh yeah
An expression of agreement and affirmation
As endless as forever
Eternal as the concept in our mind
Our love will stay together
Our bond will be firm and bind
You are all I need to be with forevermore
You're the foundation of my resounding score
Forevermore
For all time and evermore
You are all I need to be with forevermore
You're the one I want to hold forevermore
Hmm yeah yeah
An expression of satisfaction and delight
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JOSH MONROY, NATE CAMPANY, DAVID ARCHULETA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Danilo Vasquez
Though it's quite long time ago but this song remains undying for me because I really loved how David revived it with his very calm and relaxing voice. ❣️
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Ces_gk
Love this album & this song!! I hope someday David can make another album with Ivory records!❤
Tony Wong
Just pure and beautiful
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❤❤❤
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❤️
Faustina Ledesma
David Archuleta es mi gran mucico que me hentiende x que eres mui tierno ¡¡
Kuya Brocxs
I love you mi Isabel de guzman
Kuya Brocxs
I love you mi Isabel de guzman