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.
Glorious
David Archuleta Lyrics
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You might feel aimless
And can't see the places
Where you belong
But you will find that
There is a purpose
It's been there within you
All along
And when you're near it
You can almost hear it
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
In their own melodies
In each one of us
Oh oh oh, it's glorious
And you will know how
To let it ring out
As you discover
Who you are
Others around you
Will start to wake up
To the sounds that are
In their hearts
It's so amazing
What we're all creating
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
In their own melodies
In each one of us
Oh oh oh it's glorious
Ooh
And as you feel
The notes build
Oh oh oh
You will see
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
In their own melodies
In each one of us
Oh it's glorious
In the song Glorious by David Archuleta, the lyrics speak to the idea that everyone has a purpose in life, even if they may not always see it or understand it. The first verse acknowledges that there may be times when one feels lost and uncertain about their place in the world, but the song assures that their purpose has always been within them. The second verse explains that as a person embraces their purpose and begins to understand their role in the world, the people around them can also become awakened to the inherent sounds within their own hearts.
The metaphor of a symphony is used throughout the song to illustrate the beauty and complexity of life's purpose. Each individual is a member of the larger composition, and it is through listening and understanding their part in the symphony that they can fully participate and create something glorious.
Overall, the song encourages listeners to stay true to themselves and to trust that their purpose will reveal itself in due time. It celebrates the idea that every person is a necessary and valuable piece of life's symphony.
Line by Line Meaning
There are times when
Sometimes there are moments of aimlessness
You might feel aimless
Feel lost, unsure of where to go
And can't see the places
Unable to see the path forward
Where you belong
Having a sense of purpose and belonging can be difficult to find
But you will find that
But with time, clarity will come
There is a purpose
The answer lies within
It's been there within you
It's something that has always been in you
All along
You just need to find it
And when you're near it
When you start to feel it
You can almost hear it
It's like gentle whispers guiding you
It's like a symphony
Life itself is like a beautiful symphony
Just keep listening
All you have to do is pay attention
And pretty soon you'll start
Eventually, things will become clear to you
To figure out your part
And you'll understand your role in the grand scheme of things
Everyone plays a piece
Everyone has a role to play
In their own melodies
Everyone has their own unique way to contribute
In each one of us
We are all important in our own ways
Oh oh oh, it's glorious
And it's a magnificent thing
And you will know how
Once you understand your purpose
To let it ring out
You will embody it and let it shine through you
As you discover
As you uncover
Who you are
Your true self
Others around you
Those around you
Will start to wake up
Will start to come to their own realizations
To the sounds that are
To the music of life
In their hearts
And what they truly want to do
It's so amazing
It's a truly beautiful thing
What we're all creating
The masterpiece we create through our own unique lives
Ooh
Sound of awe or realization
And as you feel
Once you start to experience
The notes build
As the music of your life starts to build up
Oh oh oh
A feeling of release
You will see
You will understand
Oh it's glorious
And it's a magnificent thing
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Cary Barlowe, Joy Williams, Jesse Frasure
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[Verse 1:]
There are times when
You might feel aimless
And can't see the places
Where you belong
But you will find that
There is a purpose
It's been there within you
All along
And when you're near it
You can almost hear it
[Chorus:]
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies
In each one of us
Oohhh it's glorious
[Verse 2:]
And you will know how
To let it ring out
As you discover
Who you are
Others around you
Will start to wake up
To the sounds that are
In their hearts
It's so amazing
What we're all creating
[Chorus:]
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies
In each one of us
Oohhh it's glorious
[Bridge:]
And as you feel
The notes build
Higher
You will see
[Chorus:]
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies
In each one of us
Oohhh it's glorious
Dewi Purni
There are times when
You might feel aimless
And can't see the places
Where you belong
But you will find that
There is a purpose
It's been there within you
All along
And when you're near it
You can almost hear it
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
In their own melodies
In each one of us
Oh oh oh, it's glorious
And you will know how
To let it ring out
As you discover
Who you are
Others around you
Will start to wake up
To the sounds that are
In their hearts
It's so amazing
What we're all creating
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
In their own melodies
In each one of us
Oh oh oh it's glorious
Ooh
And as you feel
The notes build
Oh oh oh
You will see
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
In their own melodies
In each one of us
Oh it's glorious
TV Mapuche
LYRICS:
There are times when
You might feel aimless
And can't see the places
Where you belong
But you will find that
There is a purpose
It's been there within you
All along
And when you're near it
You can almost hear it
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
In their own melodies
In each one of us
Oh oh oh, it's glorious
And you will know how
To let it ring out
As you discover
Who you are
Others around you
Will start to wake up
To the sounds that are
In their hearts
It's so amazing
What we're all creating
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
In their own melodies
In each one of us
Oh oh oh it's glorious
Ooh
And as you feel
The notes build
Oh oh oh
You will see
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
In their own melodies
In each one of us
Oh it's glorious
Halymah Sonekan
I'm not a Christian or a Mormon. I'm a Muslim. But this song speaks volumes to me. It makes me understand that I am worth the space I take up on earth and that it's okay for me to take up space. I am capable, we all are. We were created by God (no matter our religion) is important.
Em Rose
You are a Being having an experience.
Rob Harvey
Beautifully said.
Teena Paea-MacDonald
❤❤❤
Toots Parilla
100 % RIGHT BROTHER...
Cameron Campbell
✝️☮️☪️
Freeze Bliss
I’m not even a religious person but I always come here and listen to this song whenever I feel sad and aimless. Thank you David, you’re a blessing. 😊
La papa :v
Start trust and obey in God, then you will be happy forever, cause´ he loves you :3
Dorothy Ballou
And, you are a Blessing as well ♥️
Францыск Скарына
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.”" John 3:16-21