Q&A with David!

David Archuleta's self-titled debut album was released in November and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts. As of May, it had sold more than 700,000 copies in the U.S. No matter what the cuddly, cute 18-year-old accomplishes from here on out, nothing is likely to compare to the goose bumps that viewers felt during the "American Idol" finale in 2008 when Archuleta lost to the considerably more experienced -- and scruffier -- David Cook.
Although he didn't capture the "Idol" title, he succeeded in building a fan base known as the "Archies," who seem poised to make David Archuleta one of the biggest names in American pop music for years to come.
Bankrate spoke to Archuleta about the release of his first CD, that first exciting recording experience and how he's coping with stardom.