The David Chronicles » david archuleta http://www.thedavidchronicles.com On the Artistry and Inspiration of David Archuleta Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:00:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Best of 2010! http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2011/02/the-best-of-2010/ http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2011/02/the-best-of-2010/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:07:58 +0000 marlie7 http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/?p=21021

The 3rd Annual Archie Awards

The Voting is done, the winners are selected. But really, there are no losers in this list of performances, photos (no, not one loser there!), tweets, quotes, songs and fan tributes. For many of us, the whole point of the Archie Awards is the fun of going through the prior year’s videos and having an excuse to look over those 5 or 7 photos of David just one more time to be sure we are really picking the hawtest. Yeah, right.

But vote you did, and so here are your favorites of 2010.

Best Live Performance – Rockin the House

With 42% of the votes:

David Archuleta performs Elevator at Z100 NY – 10.05.2010

Hanne58

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24rae7C2vK8

Best Live Performance – Heart Connection

With 36% of the votes:

David Archuleta Be Still My Soul Rexburg

by 15263457689

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na4J9-CPUJg

Best Acapella Performance

With 23% of the votes

David Archuleta “Hope for Haiti Now” (Prayer of the Children)

by 7pmm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPM-YSU14VE

Song of the Year
(single or album track with a 2010 release date in the U.S.)

With 39% of the votes:

“My Kind of Perfect”

BewarA714

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaZVUf-YuCU

Most Archudorkable Moment

With 26% of the votes:
David accidently unplugs mic cord

Most Archudorable Moment

With 41% of the votes:

David & the Squirrel

cristobalite4126

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8qQn6xaONM

Hawtest David Picture (2010 only)

With 24% of the votes:

Hawt David Pic #1

Cutest David Picture (2010 only)

With 27% of the votes:

Cute David Pic #1

Top David Moment of the Year

With 52% of the votes:

Performing with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

This was such a special event that I’m adding a couple of videos here just for the sheer enjoyment of hearing David sing those beautiful Christmas songs.

LOA PASTORES A BELEN thanks to verdespickles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi1HGTRh5Tg

SILENT NIGHT thanks to 15263457689

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

Best David Cover of Another Artist’s Song

With 26% of the votes:

David Archuleta HD Imagine on American Idol Season 9 Results Show

thop1984

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj0R7y1RNVk

Best Christmas Song

With 27% of the votes:

David Archuleta – “Pat-A-Pan” (from Orla Fallon’s Celtic Christmas)

zpfxlrdnajs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHGXOs2g49U

Best Video Blog

With 40% of the votes:

I was born a ramblin’ man

theofficialarchuleta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL1gTt0XZ-4

Best TV Appearance

With 50% of the votes:

Fox New Years Eve Live!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSAme4Q0zZg

Best Bonus Track

Two tracks were so close – not a tie, but 35% and 34% respectively – so here they are:

“Nothing Else Better To Do”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8gOJdZNw1E

“Senseless “

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG3ZdcJD5xw

Tweet of the Year

With 25% of the votes:

2. So I guess I look enough like me today but not enough to actually be me. People think I kind of look like David Archuleta lol. 2:27 PM Jul 10th, 2010

Most Impressive Comment from a Non-Archie

With 49% of the votes:

5. Stephen Dark Salt lake City Weekly

Archuleta turned out to be the rarest of gifts in a season usually studied with the fake and insincere: something real, tangible and, even for a crusty old cynic like myself, touchingly recalling Christmas’ past when carols, sung with feeling, could still stir one’s heart.

Best new Fan-made Videos/Tributes in 2010

With 30% of the votes:

David Archuleta – The Other Side of Down – Photoshoot (Behind the Scenes) by maaxsuel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_urlOx5hS4

Best or most interesting quote from Chords of Strength

With 40% of the votes:

1. Chords of Strength:

Sometimes it takes a miracle to reignite a person’s passion. Sometimes when you least expect it, the tables turn and that scary feeling that has taken a hold of you for so long somehow turns into hope. Call it luck, call it help from above, call it whatever you will…I definitely believe some kind of miracle was at play when my voice, for no understandable or explainable reason, started to feel better again.

So, there you have it – the Best of 2010 – and now on to another fantastic year as a David Archuleta fan.

~ Cutter12, JR and Marlie7

]]> http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2011/02/the-best-of-2010/feed/ 32 TOSOD Twitter Party – October 5th http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/10/tosod-twitter-party-october-5th/ http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/10/tosod-twitter-party-october-5th/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:45:16 +0000 marlie7 http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/?p=18518 “Hello! In honor of David’s amazing new album, we are having a Twitter Trending Party, and all Archies are invited! As you know, David has worked very hard on this album, so we would like to help TOSOD become a trending topic!

“DATE: Tuesday, October 5th

“TIME: 3 pm Eastern Standard Time, U.S.

“TWEET: Please use the words “David Archuleta” in your tweet

“HASHTAG: #othersideofdown

“THE PLAN: We still start tweeting at 3 pm. As more people arrive home from school or work later in the day, they will join in until we get TOSOD to trend. David has an online chat at 4 pm with New York radio station Z100, and a live chat at 6 pm with Billboard. If you are listening to these chats, feel free to mention them in your tweets!

~VJ

]]> http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/10/tosod-twitter-party-october-5th/feed/ 8 RadioTour @ New Albany, OH – 26 Sept 2010 http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/09/tosod-radiotour-albany-oh-26-sep2010/ http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/09/tosod-radiotour-albany-oh-26-sep2010/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:02:40 +0000 jackryan4da http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/?p=18069

photo credit to emily4archie

Setlist
01 SBL
02 STR
03 ALTNOY
04 TOSOD
05 MKOP
06 ELEVATOR
07 FALLING STARS
08 ZERO GRAVITY
09 CRUSH
Plus PICTURES!

PERFORMANCES

01 SBL HD thanks to ShelleyFOD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy4aXTn6bsU

01 SBL thanks to gurligurl3555

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jscKMR0XJRU

01 SBL thanks to vivalaglambert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl7mcuSTQ58

01 SBL thanks to davisthegecko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0ywMR3s_ck

02 STR HD thanks to ShelleyFOD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev4uIp3GkrI

02 STR HD thanks to jonerzz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3rXuemy2Y8

02 STR thanks to gurligurl3555

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx3uOxKT4c0

02 STR thanks to sparklystephhhh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4n5TvdGZnY

02 STR thanks to davisthegecko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvDHw-CEXoM

03 ALTNOY FRONT&CENTER thanks to 8throwcenter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi-Iszz-KfM

03 ALTNOY thanks to gurligurl3555

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9qSNg-GLWQ

03 ALTNOY thanks to joshuazgirl128

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

03 ALTNOY thanks to davisthegecko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE1DqVdwzro

04 TOSOD HD w/ Intro UPCLOSE thanks to ShelleyFOD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PalwHFrZBC0

04 TOSOD w/ Intro UPCLOSE thanks to emilyluvsarchie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJLOz00hopE

04 TOSOD FRONT & CENTER thanks to 8throwcenter

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

04 TOSOD w/ Intro thanks to gurligurl3555

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

04 TOSOD thanks to joshuazgirl128

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKecz9cGgcQ

04 TOSOD thanks to sparklystephhhh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuugMtQO-H0

04 TOSOD w/ Intro thanks to davisthegecko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X2-lW3EYOY

04 MKOP HD UPCLOSE w/ INTRO thanks to ShelleyFOD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YktHAii9e3o

04 MKOP UPCLOSE w/ INTRO thanks to emilyluvsarchie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSlu-vKTD6I

05 MKOP FRONT&CENTER thanks to 8throwcenter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qqQ9lV4qLY

05 MKOP thanks to gurligurl3555

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9y1xIjev-o

05 MKOP thanks to joshuazgirl128

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP6TqSUCDlE

05 MKOP thanks to vivalaglambert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75P2oGMipPI

05 MKOP thanks to spraklystephhhh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgpGOoU9NLo

05 MKOP thanks to davisthegecko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BRYfHSXZ0U

06 ELEVATOR HD thanks to ShelleyFOD

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

06 ELEVATOR UPCLOSE thanks to 8throwcenter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLUj88db69U

06 ELEVATOR thanks to gurligurl3555

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqdVaG3OZnY

06 ELEVATOR thanks to davisthegecko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn7PUavJuu4

07 FALLING STARS HD thanks to ShelleyFOD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8VheUxTCmA

07 FALLING STARS thanks to gurligurl3555

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDF8WxUnr7g

07 FALLING STARS thanks to spraklystephhhh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPvHS5jFQfA

07 FALLING STARS thanks to davisthegecko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPWiRyg-lq8

08 ZERO GRAVITY thanks to gurligurl3555

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSKGnxVDH7U

08 ZERO GRAVITY thanks to davisthegecko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSgKi05jOMQ

09 CRUSH thanks to gurligurl3555

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTkx6cwWsCA

09 CRUSH thanks to davisthegecko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxe9wM1MsTs

ENHANCED AUDIO of Albany Show thanks to StarryNites01

PICTURES

01 Slideshow of IceCreamKPie
02 Gorgeous Pix thanks to Zammie255
03 More goooooorgoeus pics from Beth
04 Cathy_Kay’s Alabany Pix
05 SuttyGal’s Albany Montage
06 Rockstar’s Photobucket – all front row pix

]]> http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/09/tosod-radiotour-albany-oh-26-sep2010/feed/ 25 Things Are Gonna Get Better http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/09/things-are-gonna-get-better/ http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/09/things-are-gonna-get-better/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:48:24 +0000 marlie7 http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/?p=18079

When I read the name of the song David would be singing for the MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon, it triggered a little hitch in my heart. The name, “Things Are Gonna Get Better,” reflects what I consider David’s foundation attitude and belief about life, his optimistic outlook and glass-half-full view of the world. And I was hoping for a song that would truly highlight all that David is as a singer…a vocal master, a pop soloist, a soulful artist and a balladeer. Was I hoping for too much?

Apparently not!

“Things Are Gonna Get Better” seems to be able to support all the myriad vocal persona’s that combine so beautifully to give us David Archuleta. The song begins with David’s signature opening, the half hum, half “yeah, yeah” that warms up both David’s voice and the audience and which gives just a hint of “Soulful David.” The opening verse has that acoustic feel that straddles the fence between pop and ballad, and allows us to really hear the soothing dulcet tone of David’s voice.

The beat steps up for the refrain and David can’t help but involve his whole body in the music. But the real treat comes when the final verse begins – David reaches those high notes that will likely send a shiver up your spine, and marks him as a vocal master.

There are parts of this song that bring to mind David’s performances on American Idol. He starts out slow and builds up the song until the ending showcases the VOICE he is known for. More than any of his recent pop performances, this one feels like a David song.

Back when he was first starting to think about this album he talked about his love of acoustic music as a style, but when SBL was released, it appeared that David might have turned a little more toward straight pop. Now, upon hearing this song, along with Elevator, a quirky song that reflects David’s playful side, it seems we will get an album that will include something for everyone. Not a set of songs chosen just for that purpose, but a true reflection of the breadth of music which David is capable of performing, and which he loves.

Enjoy!

HD Version

Version with introduction

]]> http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/09/things-are-gonna-get-better/feed/ 149 It’s Official! http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/08/its-official/ http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/08/its-official/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:22:10 +0000 marlie7 http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/?p=18045

From DavidArchulata.com:

You may have seen an unofficial version of the cover around the internet, but you heard it here first folks. This is the OFFICIAL cover for David’s new album “The Other Side of Down”. Pretty awesome, right? Now download it and make it your profile pic all over the place, on this site, on facebook, on Twitter, everywhere! Share the love (we hear there is something “bout” it!) everywhere you can and stay tuned for more photo news right here on davidarchuleta.com


 

Also, if you haven’t yet, make sure to pre-order “The Other Side of Down” from David’s Official Online Store.

]]> http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/08/its-official/feed/ 190 Christmas in September http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/08/christmas-in-september-2/ http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/08/christmas-in-september-2/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:23:46 +0000 marlie7 http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/?p=18027

From Orla Fallon’s Website

Orla Is Taping A Christmas Special For PBS On September 2

Where has the summer gone?  The past few months have just flown by and I can’t believe that it’s mid-August already. It was nice that we actually had some lovely weather here this year which makes a pleasant change from all the rain of summers past.

I really enjoyed my two solo gigs here both down in Tipp and in Dublin at The NCH. Thanks so much to everyone who came along and I’m really looking forward to Tinahely on September 18. It will be lovely to perform on home turf .

I also have some very exciting news to announce in that I am filming two PBS Specials in September. It’s been hard to keep the news quiet, but I’m delighted that I can at last tell you that the first will be filmed at the beautiful Polk Theatre in Nashville on September 2. It’s a Christmas Show and I am thrilled to announce that I will be joined by former Celtic Woman Meav and American Idol sensation David Archuleta. It will be the first time for Meav and I to perform together since our CW days so it will be very special. We are both really excited about working with David, who is an extraordinary talent.

We aren’t selling tickets for the taping, but we do have some available for those of you who will be in the Nashville area on September 2. If you are interested in tickets, please click here to send an email request (or send it to bbarr@elevationgrp.com) with your name, mailing address and phone number before August 25th and we will fulfill as many requests as possible while supplies last. For those of you who can make it to the show please remember that it is a Christmas show and to dress in the appropriate seasonal attire and colors.

And Maev confirms it on her website…

Méav is delighted to announce that she will be performing in a new Christmas TV special for PBS. The concert reunites Méav with her former Celtic Woman colleague Orla Fallon, who is presenting this collection of Christmas classics. Orla’s other guest for the evening is the gifted young singer David Archuleta of American Idol fame. The TV special will be filmed in the Polk Theater, Nashville, Tennessee on September 2nd at 7pm. If you would like to be part of the invited audience for this private performance, there are limited free tickets available. Please click here to send an email request with your name, mailing address and phone number before August 25th. Please state on the request that you are coming as a guest of Méav. We will fulfill as many requests as possible while supplies last. As it is a Christmas show, please dress for winter weather and look festive! The show will be airing in December 2010.
So what do you think?  Will David be singing songs from Christmas from the Heart, or something entirely new?  A duet? A triplet? It truly doesn’t matter because David can sing anything!
~~marlie
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The only thing I have to say is to quote JR:

“he’s young enuff to be my son, he is young enuff to be my son….

~marlie7

]]> http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/07/smokin/feed/ 64 Photo from Single – Album news, too! http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/07/photo-from-single-album-news-too/ http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/07/photo-from-single-album-news-too/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:31:56 +0000 marlie7 http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/?p=17941

From www.davidarchuleta.com:

Hey Everyone,

We’d like to announce a date change on the release of David’s new single. It will now be available everywhere on July 20th, not the 13th. The change was made because David wants to give his fans WAY more than just a single, and needed an extra week to do it, but trust us it will be worth it.

On July 20th, right here on the site, you will be able to pre-order David’s brand new, upcoming album! When you pre-order you’ll be able to receive “Somethin ‘Bout Love” as an instant download, but that’s not all. Also on the 20th, you’ll be able to pre-order a very special fan edition of David’s new album! We’ll give you all the details on what it is soon!

So, instead of just a single, you’ll be getting the whole package! Stay tuned for the big day, and in the meantime, check out the single artwork for “Somethin’ Bout Love” right here!

And the photo on the single – good lord, they finally got it right! More than right – it’s “Dreamy David”.  Lovely!

~marlie

]]> http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/07/photo-from-single-album-news-too/feed/ 14 Deseret Book @ SLC, UT – 07 June 2010 http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/06/deseret-bookstore-slc-ut-07-june-2010/ http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/06/deseret-bookstore-slc-ut-07-june-2010/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:46:55 +0000 jackryan4da http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/?p=17551 67615300-0709191531078_822757265775_9427041_45700592_345693_n

Contents
01 Interviews & special coverage
02 Fan videos on the book signing frenzy
03 Pictures!

INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL COVERAGE

01 Interview with Good Things Utah (HD) cr JR4DJMA

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

02 Interview w/ Fox 13 News (HD) cr JR4DJMA

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

03 KSL’s Full Coverage of DA’s SLC Performance – CRUSH & GBTBR cr jr4djma

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtMJw7Ro9XA

04 KSL’s Full Coverage of DA’s SLC Book Signing cr jr4djma

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHOomeAy-Jw


FAN VIDEOS ON BOOK SIGNING FRENZY

05 Greeting fans at Deseret Book SLC cr pattycake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MjY3RCgHwo

06 Performs outside Blue Lemon SLC! cr scarredknee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGhCd9GyD5Q

07 Performing CRUSH HD cr pattycake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QV5tQIDy28

08 Performing CRUSH UPCLOSE cr LuisMata

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdB177W8jyU

09 Performing CRUSH cr ziffle77

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGZZHhoW6sE

10 Performing CRUSH cr StarryNites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C69YX1B1voc

11 Performing CRUSH cr BetsysView

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3SXNwpnV3Q

12 Cover of Rascal Flatt’s God Bless The Broken Road acapella (HD) cr pattycake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P0eHK_-D3s

13 Cover of Rascal Flatt’s God Bless The Broken Road acapella UPCLOSE cr 15263457689

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IQTbzoDA-E

14 Cover of Rascal Flatt’s God Bless The Broken Road acapella UPCLOSE cr LuisMata

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zs0zLQIsa4

15 Cover of Rascal Flatt’s God Bless The Broken Road acapella cr ziffle77

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYprr_-cJdE

16 Cover of Rascal Flatt’s God Bless The Broken Road cr StarryNites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-S796SBX9g

17 Cover of Rascal Flatt’s God Bless The Broken Road cr ShelleyFOD

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

18 Cover of Rascal Flatt’s God Bless The Broken Road cr EvelynFOJD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnilbAzf87U

19 Book Signing cr pattycake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h63rQ_-CZ7Q

20 DA’s Message to Elder Christopher Morgan in Chile cr cundickboys

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

PICTURES!
01 Fox13 Gallery
02 Deseret News Gallery
03 Examiner’s Slideshow
04 ShelleyFOD’s Twitpic
05 JoanieFOD’s Twitpix

More to come! :)

]]> http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/06/deseret-bookstore-slc-ut-07-june-2010/feed/ 2 Twitter Trending Party – June 1 #ChordsofStrength http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/05/twitter-trending-party-june-1-chordsofstrength/ http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/2010/05/twitter-trending-party-june-1-chordsofstrength/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:08:05 +0000 marlie7 http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/?p=17468 chords-of-strength

Fan groups all over ArchuWorld are banding together on June 1 for a Twitter Trending Party…

“As we (David Archuleta fans) already know, June 1 is the official release of his book. How about we make it extra special for him and make it trend on twitter? By making it trend, it would also help with his sales. Because not really everyone is aware that he has a book coming out.”

Add #ChordsofStrength to your tweets!

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