Comments about ‘Archuleta's 'Idol' fame won't fade anytime soon’

It sounds like Rasmussen has handled her fame very well. It's nice to see her still be a normal person...refusing to sign autographs for cousins! Way to go!

Mayt the besst "David" win.

Mya the best "David" win

Carmen Whomussen?

I love David. I want to marry David. Love, Davida.

Sounds like Carmen is still trying to hang on to her 15 minutes of fame. She wasn't even in the finals! Who cares what she thinks!

Carmen was asked whtat she thought, so she answered the questions. Get over your bitterness, go outside, and enjoy the nice weather. You'll feel better.

David's a good singer. He has the best pipes out of the whole group. BUT...he would be a great Disney cartoon singer. He is not a pop singer. I can just imagine him singing "Whole New World" from Aladdin as his final song and it would be perfect because that is where is great voice belongs. Maybe Broadway but not my iPod.

So I guess when the D-News called her to do the interview she should have turned it down so she doesn't look like she's trying to hold on to her "15 monutes of fame." Some people complain just for the sake of complaining.

Carmen has handled her success very well. Sure she didn't make it as far as David, but she has done so much after idol. I've seen her on about every national TV program there is and it's good to see that she still has her feet on the ground. She seems like a good and very talented girl.

David A would be stumbling all over the place with his eyes closed when he's singing "Whole New World".
He is not an "Idol", just to the teen girls. Notice every picture on this article has Davie WITH HIS EYES CLOSED! Maybe he dosen't want to see the underage girls when he sings.

"People actually treated me differently. They almost kept me at arm's length, like, 'Oh, she's a celebrity now so we can't talk to her.' It was really odd."

Hmm...actually I grew up in B-town, and knew people at WX, and heard that she was quite the stuck up snob at Woods Cross and that few who actually knew her were cheering for her on Idol.

But hey, if saying it's because of your fame makes you feel better, then best of luck.

David Archuleta has come a long way on American Idol. I love his voice and everything about him. I have no doubt that he will continue to handle his new found fame with the same style and grace he has always had. He is a very unique and special individual. I certainly join many in wishing him all the best.

But that's just hear say right?

That's funny because other critics say the only reason she made it as far as she did is because of her home-town support. Which is it. Maybe, just maybe it was becuase people really actully did like her.

Here we go YET again... the media turning to Carmen for questions as part of this story. Why her? Seriously. There are how many other contestants who have been on the show over the years and they choose her? OK, it's probably her Utah connection (they figuring we wouldn't be interested in anyone else's thoughts but hers... to which I disagree, there were other much more popular ones whom I'd have liked to hear from instead).

Really, I think the well has pretty much been run dry when it comes to Carmen... what new viewpoint can she possibly share now?

Hopefully David Archuleta's interview skills improve so the media will have no qualms about adopting a new "turn to" person... one whom we're long over due in need of.

I think David Archuleta has an awesome voice and he is a very humble young man. He has a future win or lose. And for those who dont want him in their ipod thats ok cause there are plenty of us who already have in our ipod and i am not a teenage girl. I am a married woman with children. so there is more than just teenagers who are fans. GO DAVID A. GO

The after effects I see for Archuleta...

Good luck trying to serve an LDS mission now David. Even if he loses and chooses not to release a CD (don't see that happening at all) I doubt very much that his fame will have dropped enough in just 2 years from now for him to go un-recognized... that is unless they purposely send him to some third world country that doesn't get "American Idol" on their TV.

But send him anywhere stateside or where the show is shown and he'll get people "interested" in hearing about the church just so they can meet with and talk to him.

Should he have success (win or loose) with his first CD and has continued success for years to come, he'll probably have to settle for what Donny Osmond did... NOT going on a mission and working his celebrity to his advantage (reaching a much wider audience with the example he sets and places he gives speaches), he could reach more people as a celebrity than he would on a regular 2 year mission anyhow.

But then he has until he's 27 to go, maybe his fame will fade enough by then.

Ever notice how all the famous Mormon "celebrities" get a cop-out of serving a mission because they do more good by the "examples they set"?

What a joke. I personally disagree with the attitude that missions are the right choice for everyone, and I hate the attitude that a title of RM somehow makes you a better person.

But seriously, if Mormons are going to echo that refrain then they should stick with it. Enough with the double standard.

Don't count on little David's interview skills to vastly improve anytime soon. He's way to paralyzed on stage (when he's not singing) to offer anything other than an "Oh my gosh" or "I don't know." I like his singing, but his personality seems rather bland. I think it's stagefright, and he really should be over it by now.

I think Carmen is pretty well spoken. And I'm sure she's the former Idol who's easiest to get a hold of.

I am an RM and I can tell you that that title means nothing. I love how Mission? put it. Just because someone is a good example does not mean that they have an excuse not to go on a mission. I think that every person should consider a mission but consider and serve are two entirely different things. And yes the double standard needs to stop. A mission will help any person that really tries to grow and learn an serve but I saw many missionaries that went becuase their girl friends said they wouldn't marry them unless they did or because all their friends were going or because everyone else in theiry family went or just because someone else expected them to and you can definately see a difference in those from the ones that wanted to be there serving because it was their desire and not someone else's. If he goes hopefully he goes because it is what he wants to do and because other people want him too or think he should. If he doesn't then well that is his decision.