Remember that day? Of course you do! Who can forget the epicness, the amazingness and blow-by-blow account that clearly shows why the world fell in love with this teen from Utah

TDC has full coverage of David’s Day in Utah, 09 May 2008! To highlight D Day, let’s reminisce with his performance vids below:

David Archueta @ LIVE Utah Homecoming – Fox13 Smoky Mountain Memories

02-26 David Archuleta @ DN’s LIVE – FULL CONCERT: SBM, IMAGINE & ANGELS

For the rest of the coverage that includes LIVE footage, RECAP videos/news, BTS & audio slideshows from Fox13 News, ABC4 News, Deseret, Herald Tribune, Salt Lake Tribune, 97.1 ZHT, 101.5 The Eagle, KBull and of course AI, you can all find them HERE

Happy David Archuleta Day y’all!

~ JR

ps1: Look at what @anafeleo posted as a gift for this day NA BTS pic!

ps2: And check out what Kari sent on this day! An uber serene David, relaxing at home

ps3: And the surprise tweet of the day! From the man himself!

ps4: When David met Andi – Extreme Makeover awardee aired during 10 May 2012 primer epi & 13 May 2012 Main Epi

WOO-HOO! Just love the title of the album cos it speaks volume of where he is and what he represents.

* David is just beginning with his new journey. Away from his celebrity status, he is embarking on probably the most important phase of his personal life.

* With David, it is always an opening. A door for more opportunities, more things to do, more people to get to know, more worlds to see, more fans to conquer, more things to understand, more music to create, more surprises to come! That’s why it is both exciting and challenging to be an Archie.

* Is it just a coincidence that he would call his 5th album BEGIN and release it on August — the same month when his professional recording career started with that perfectly crafted song CRUSH?

So let me end this with that fateful day on Z100, as David listens to his debut single…

David Archuleta @ Z100 NY Crush Premiere (01 Aug 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ40mVgUb48

David Archuleta @ Z100 BTS Crush Premiere (01 Aug 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifmG4_3ksSA

But drops to #2 for the MYX Hit Chart

So please continue voting daily Archies! Let’s keep Forevermore the leader of the board

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Win: David Archuleta CD And Mini Standee!

Do you get kilig when you listen to David Archuleta’s version of Forevermore? Don’t pass up the chance to win his all OPM album plus a mini standee!

The former American Idol finalist recently released his all OPM album entitled “Forevermore”. The album is composed of covers of Filipino songs like, “Forevermore”, “Rainbow”, “I’ll Never Go” and MANY MORE! Plus listen to one of the CD’s bonus tracks, “Nandito Ako” where he sings in Tagalog! Don’t you just love it when he sings OPM?

5 lucky David Archuleta fans will get a chance to win his all OPM album. Oh and of course, you will get a mini standee too! Add these items to your collection! What are you waiting for? Just answer the form below!

Wait, are you also a fan of the One Direction boys? Get a chance to win their CD and mini standee too! Click here to JOIN.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H8YEvImH38

Contest ends May 31, 2012.

*One entry per person only. Spammers will automatically be disqualified.

What’s more, for the Top 100 Singles, Forevermore and Nandito Ako have been glued to the the #1 and #2 spots respectively, for more than 2 months now.

Two more songs remain at the Top 100 Singles — Rainbow at #26 and Wait at #75.

Great, isn’t it?

… just recently, I was happy to receive a call from Ivory Records, asking me to shoot David Archuleta, who was in town recording an album of OPM hits (Original Pilipino Music). I must mention right off the bat that I am a huge fan of David’s, and remember rooting for him when he was competing in American Idol in 2008 — so imagine my excitement to actually be working with him. By the way, did you know that he got 44 percent of some 97 million votes that season? Amazing.

Happy to share photos from my afternoon with David — Two days, actually. The first was in the recording studio, and the second was on location for his album cover shoot. Enjoy!
~ Arlu Gomez
Photographer

Here are the rest of the what Alu posted on his blog. Some of the pics we have seen before, but I included his captions for each photo for additional info

THIS ONE, FROM KARI – I call it “BELOVED GUY AT WORK” love, love, love it!

BTS Recording US album cr kari

DA W/ KURT BESTOR: LAST DAY OF RECORDING

BIG NEWS FOR FANS!

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – David Archuleta made his television debut on Star Search in 2003 at age 12. The following year, he performed on ABC 4′s “Good Things Utah”. He then went on to compete on “American Idol” where he finished 2nd.

Now, ABC 4 has some big news for fans of the young singer.

Even though he’s begun his LDS mission, we’ve learned he’s cut a new album with a very well known musical producer.

The producer’s name is Kurt Bestor, another beloved Utah artist.

Bestor told ABC 4 that he’s been busy co-producing Archuleta’s newest album. “We were frantic to get it all done before he went on his LDS mission,” Bestor said.

Archuleta is believed to have been assigned to a South American mission in Chile.

Bestor says the two worked together right up until the night before Archuleta left.

“I have to say I was a little hesitant to do it,” Bestor admitted, “but now that I have had a chance to work with him for that intense three weeks. The kid’s amazing.”

Bestor says the result will be an 11 song CD to be released in June or July.

Bestor, a Grammy nominated musician, says it will contain amazing songs, ones that people will know and love.

“The kid is really kind of a phenom and I don’t think people really realize it.”

And while Bestor may not have meant to, he did let one the name of one Archuleta song slip out. “I just did a version of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’…Oops! That’s on the new album, David Archuleta. Nobody knows that.”

Now, to see our entire interview with Kurt Bestor – and the rest of his comments about David Archuleta – tune in to “On the Record.”

It airs Sunday morning at 7:30 right here on ABC 4.

Complete Interview of Kurt Bestor Talking About Working w/ David Archuelta on his New CD

PART 1/3

NOTE: Parts 2 & 3 did not talk about David so I won’t be uploading them to YT anymore. I uploaded them just the same cos others have been requesting, hehe

PART 2/3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jIZ6m6xakE

PART 3/3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVxWdapGtn0

More Photos of DA from Kurt posted 08 Apr

Woo-hoo! You can click on the image or HERE to bring you to the iTunes page

Forevermore Album is on iTunes Worldwide, thanks to the efforts of @IvoryMusicVideo

A THREE-WAY CHART-TOPPING FEAT! Wo-hoo!

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THE MYX CHALLENGE – WANNA MAKE HISTORY?

There seems to be some confusion re the challenge given to Archies wrt the release of Forevermore.

Not only are we being asked to make Forevermore MV #1 in Pinoy MYX Countdown, we also need to re-instate WAIT on the charts and make it #1 on MYX International Top (MIT) 20.

To be #1 on Pinoy MYX Countdown, MYX Hit Chart & MIT 20 , one has to lord over the MYX Daily Top Ten. Hence the daily vote is essential. In effect, the ranking in both Pinoy MYX Countdown and MYX Hit Chart is only a consequence of the MYX Daily Top Ten for OPM releases. The ranking in MIT20 is a consequence of the ranking on MYX Daily Top Ten for international releases.

The difference between the MYX Hit Chart and Pinoy MYX Countdown? The former covers both local & international releases while the latter is purely OPM. Meanwhile MIT20 is purely international releases.

Since Forevermore is a local release, it cannot qualify for MIT 20.

Why the challenge:Cos it has never been done before! David is in a unique position, straddling both local and international charts.

He is the only international artist who currently has both local and international releases and could potentially occupy the top spot at the same time.

That’s why this challenge is being asked of us.

One could argue that if we follow the natural pattern of a release, that WAIT may be over the hump. But I suppose that’s why it is called a challenge?

So as far as the challenge is concerned, we are just halfway through.

CAN WE DO IT?

Let me hear your thoughts!

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Forevermore seats at the top slot on MYX Daily Top 10 for 10 consecutive days! Kati thanks us with a pic –

FINALLY!

See that the whole 10-track album, for Php300 only or about $6.73 only

Congratulations David & Archies!

David’s Forevermore MV maintained its #1 ranking the whole week at MYX Daily Top Ten!

As a bonus, dear Kari sent us this BTS pic

Meanwhile, Nandito Ako and Forevermore continue to rule the MyMusicStore Chart

Continue voting dear FanFam!

Oh and if you want to revisit his OPM Album Presscon, don’t forget that TDC has an exclusive coverage of the whole event! You can check it out here -

[TDC Exclusive] OPM Album Full PressCon Coverage