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'Idol' finalist Archuleta is in a good place

I have some cool news about David, but first...

A correction, according to the show David Archuleta is 16 not 17. But at least you all got it correct this time and said Murray rather than Salt Lake like you did recently I think.

Anyhow...

Congratulations to David for making the top/final 24!! Way to go! I hope he goes far in this (at least the top 10 so he can go on the tour) or even wins. I love his voice. Everyone here in Utah let's band together and flood the show with votes for David starting next week. Soon we'll have us a new "Idol" commentator.

OH!! And the cool news about David. As of right now (1:00 PM on 2/14/08) he is leading a poll on MSN for readers favorite "IDOL" contestant (he has 20%, the runner up has 18%, then EVERY other contestant has less than 10% of the vote)! That's what the whole country on MSN is thinking so far, cool huh? I'd post the link so you all could see and maybe vote, but it's not allowed here. It's in MSN reality TV section, in article about the final 24 today.

Congradulations to David. He has worked hard to achieve where he is at this point. He has really impressed millions of viewers with his great voice. I want to see more body movement and facial expressions for the songs he sings.Best of luck to him next Tuesday and forever. He is truly exceptional.

I'm not an American Idol watcher, but knew a Murray, Utah boy was competing. I was very impressed with this 16 year old. I will be watching while David is on and I will be calling in to support him. Let's get behind his music and show that we in Utah do care. Congratulations, David!

Steve-

I agree-David is great! But actually, he IS seventeen, according to the interview he did himself with FOX 13 the other night. I think he would know better than the show, don't you? Oh, and I think Carmen did say David was from Utah. Check her second column. She's got her facts right.

Steve-

Carmen has always said David was from Murray. She's never said anything else. David is 17, it says so on his American Idol website and the judges themselves even said so. Perhaps you should check your facts, not Carmen.

Also, it seems like you would be wishing for David to earn fame and success instead of simply becoming Utah's new Idol spokesperson.

That said, best of luck to David he has a great voice.

I lived in SLC for 32years before moving out and to this day I still follow what's going on through the Deseret News online. Here you have David Archuleta making the American Idol top 24, that I might say is quite a feat, but cannot even make the front page of this newspaper. I begin to wonder if David is not a Mormon because someone from Southern CA named Brooke White was featured on the newspapers front page on Jan. 25 - "MORMON POP: AMERICAN IDOL".
What gives????????????? Best of Luck David, you're a good singer.

To Nene:

Who cares if he is Mormon, or not, that doesn't make a bit of difference for his talen. He has an amazing gift. We wish him well.

Actually David is mentioned in the 4th and 5th paragraph of the same article. The one left out was the guy from Spanish Fork. But that just might have been because he wasn't shown very much on the show. Mormon or not, they were all great!

I'm starting tho think this Steve guy has the hots for David Archuleta. I've read several comments by him now and he sure seems to keep up on everything David; what polls he's in, how old he is, where he's from, how wonderfully talented he is. The passion is incredible!

Several months go by between auditions and Hollywood week. Do you suppose he might have had a birthday during that time? Wow, maybe everyone is right! Is there anything else we can argue about?

Amazing voice. Yea he is from Utah. We have had a lot of that lately with dancing with the stars, etc.

Heather, I'm confident my facts are straight. I distinctly remember in either the Deseret News' and/or Carmen's first article mentioning David that they said he was from Salt Lake City (rather than Murray). This week they both got it right, they said Murray.

Maybe David turned 17 AFTER the IDOL episodes we've seen were filmed... the tryouts were last year at the end of the summer/early fall. And I DO wish David success purely for that, I DO want to see him go far or win for him and him alone. IF (as I hope happens) he becomes the new Utah Idol spokesperson (replacing Carmen), that's just a pleasant added plus/benefit.

Steve-what is your deal with Carmen? Every comment you make is about how in love you are with David and how much you dislike Carmen. Let it go bro. She's obviously a great girl with a lot of talent...and so is David. Why is this some competition to you? There's plenty of room for more than one "Utah Idol." Relax dude, and take a break from the internet for a while.

Steve-

If you acknowledge that David might have turned 17 in between the audition process and Hollywood (which is what I believe is the case), why did you tell Carmen to check her facts? Seems to me that her knowing he was 17 would prove she was more up to date on her facts than you.

My main point is, Carmen and David can both have success and do Idol correspondence for Deseret News, it doesn't have to be one or the other. Your hatred for a girl you obviously have never met and know very little about is quite frightening. Supporting your favorite contestant, doesn't mean you have to do everything in your power to tear down an intelligent, sweet, down to Earth girl who was in the competition 5 seasons ago.

Most people commenting her seem to be able to support both of them, so why can't you just comment on David instead of throwing in barbs about Carmen.

I think you need to do what the poster above me mentioned and relax and take a break from the internet.

I'm a fan of David's, that's all. I don't like Carmen. Simple. Nothing more. There's no competition between the two. Don't like my view? Then don't read my comments, feel free to ignore them (though they're just as valid as those coming from Carmen's fans).

Steve-

Also, why do you only bother commenting on articles that Carmen has written about David. It seems as such a David supporter you would comment on all stories about him.

What's not to like about Carmen? She just gaves props to your guy David. She's telling everyone to vote for him. She seems like a great girl who has the same appreciaion for talent as you do, only you continue to dog on a girl for no reason other than, "i don't like her." What are you, five years old?

I must say his passion for music is amazing. I love it. I think he's going to win. It says on the idol site he's 17. I think he had a birthday since auditions. They were in like september or august or something. When idol came here to seattle it was in September i believe. David was also in this interview saying he was from Salt Lake City so that might be where the confusion started. I think he was just saying that general area. I say I'm from Seattle area when people ask me cuz they won't know what the heck i'm talking about otherwise. My town isn't that well known.

OMG!!! we love david archuleta he is so sexy and he is an amazing singer. we really want him to win american idol and if he doesnt we will never watch that show again! Wats not to like about him hes so cute and funny and he is an incredible singer!!!
We love him<333

We eish him the best of luck and really hopes he wins!!

David is a very talented kid. He is awesome! I can not believe the voice that comes out of that young kid. I am hoping he will be the next AI. He seems like such a nice kid and is truly genuine. I just hope he doesn't turn into one of these stuck up kids that lets fame go to his head.