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.
Your Eyes Don't Lie
David Archuleta Lyrics
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It's been a while
You tried, but failed
At holding back your smile right then
It's not over yet
I knew, for you
I couldn't sleep
I thought of nothing else
Everyone was telling me
You were movin' on with someone else
But what we had was so special
People can be jealous
Oh, I had to see it for myself
I can see it in your eyes
You feel the same about us as I
There is no way the truth can be disguised
You're still in love with me
You were never really out of love with me
Your eyes don't lie
I know I hurt you
I know you're hurtin' still
But I'll make it up to you
Yeah, baby, I will
'Cause what we had was so special
You know we can't give it up
Now that I'm lookin' at you
I can see...
I can see it in your eyes
You feel the same about us as I
There is no way the truth can be disguised
You're still in love with me
You were never really out of love with me
Your eyes don't lie
And they never will, girl
Oh, now that I know
We were apart, but your heart never let go
So thank you for showing me with one look
What used to be and still is a possibility...
I can see it in your eyes
You feel the same about us as I
There is no way the truth can be disguised
You're still in love with me
You were never really out of love with me
Your eyes don't lie
Your eyes don't lie
The lyrics to David Archuleta's song "Your Eyes Don't Lie" describe the encounter between the singer and an old flame. Despite hearing rumors that his ex had moved on, he couldn't resist seeing her for himself. From the moment they meet, he can see in her eyes that she still has feelings for him. The lyrics convey the singer's confidence that they can rekindle their relationship because he sees the truth of her emotions in her eyes. He acknowledges that he was the one who ended things, but he is willing to make it up to her because the love they shared was something special that they shouldn't let go of.
The song is about the power of intuition and the ability to recognize the truth of one's feelings in a look or a gesture. It suggests that emotions can be read in someone's eyes, regardless of what they say or do. The lyrics have a sense of urgency, as if the singer feels that they need to act quickly before the opportunity slips away. Overall, "Your Eyes Don't Lie" is a song about the desire to reconnect with an old flame and the belief that true love can endure even after a breakup.
Line by Line Meaning
I saw you yesterday
I saw you recently
It's been a while
It's been some time since I've seen you
You tried, but failed
You attempted to hide something but was unsuccessful
At holding back your smile right then
You couldn't help but smile in that moment
It's not over yet
Our relationship isn't over
I knew, for you
I had a feeling about how you felt
I couldn't sleep
I had trouble sleeping
I thought of nothing else
You were on my mind constantly
I needed help
I needed assistance or guidance
Everyone was telling me
Other people were informing me
You were movin' on with someone else
You were pursuing a relationship with another person
But what we had was so special
Our previous relationship was unique and significant
People can be jealous
Other people can envy what we had
Oh, I had to see it for myself
I needed to observe it firsthand
I can see it in your eyes
I can tell by looking at you
You feel the same about us as I
You have the same feelings for our relationship as me
There is no way the truth can be disguised
It's impossible to hide the truth
You're still in love with me
You still have romantic feelings towards me
You were never really out of love with me
You never stopped having feelings for me
Your eyes don't lie
Your eyes reveal the truth and cannot deceive me
I know I hurt you
I am aware that I caused you pain
I know you're hurtin' still
I know you're still experiencing emotional pain
But I'll make it up to you
I will make amends for my past actions
Yeah, baby, I will
I am committed to making things right
You know we can't give it up
We can't let go of our relationship
Now that I'm lookin' at you
Now that I see you in person
And they never will, girl
Your eyes will always reveal the truth
Oh, now that I know
Now that I am aware of the truth
We were apart, but your heart never let go
Even though we were separated, you still had feelings for me
So thank you for showing me with one look
Thank you for revealing the truth to me through your expression
What used to be and still is a possibility...
Our past relationship and future reconciliation is still possible
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ANTONINA ARMATO, DEVRIM KARAOGLU, TIMOTHY JAMES
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