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First, from Parade:

#8: David Archuleta

One of the youngest participants on American Idol, David Archuleta was only 16 when he placed second on the seventh season. He comes in at number eight on our list with over 968,000 album sales and 3 million track sales.

Next, how awesome is this?

Read the article from Disney Dreaming HERE. More Bench video buzz from Pop City Life.

And from ChildFund:

What do an American Idol winner, a GRAMMY-nominated husband-and-wife country music duo, a music festival, a Christian rock band and a Beatles cover band have in common?

The answer is ChildFund’s LIVE! concert series, where artists highlight child sponsorship during their performances. During intermission in many venues, volunteers help us spread the word further by sharing their experiences of sponsoring a child and helping sign up more sponsors.

It started in December 2011, with American Idol sensation David Archuleta, on his My Kind of Christmas tour. We knew the three-week tour would be a magical experience ... but we didn’t expect the magic to continue in quite the way it has.

In January 2012, David’s next project took him to the Philippines, where ChildFund has served children since 1954. He couldn’t pass up the chance to meet some of them in person. It’s hard to say who was more moved by the encounter — the children or David. He has since sponsored a child from Honduras, his mother’s native country.

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From the TV5 International launch - how cool!

And after lots of speculation, Kari says the track list for BEGIN. hasn't been decided yet:

And lastly, from misterarchuleta on tumblr, are you ready to BEGIN.?

Vote for David on Kawanku's Celeb Awards!

And David Arculeta BEGIN trended worldwide!

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Good Luck cards from Disney Dreaming!

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The good luck cards for David Archuleta keep coming in, and they’re beautiful! Here are some of the new cards we got – hopefully David sees them!

Send your cards for David to gossip@disneydreaming.com

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David Archuleta took to Twitter to let all of his fans know that he has awesome friends!

Hello hello. So glad to have the friends that I have and what they help me realize! Friends are some of the best teachers you can have.

Aww, David is so cute!

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A number of celebrities are set to appear at the 60th Annual Sun Fun Festival at Mrytle Beach, South Carolina this year. The event will take place on May 28, 2011. Here is a list of the stars who will be there:
- David Archuleta
- Jennette McCurdy
- Ethan Munck
- Noah Munck
- Ariana Grande
- Jake T. Austin
- Doug Brochu
- Zendaya Coleman
- Carlos Pena, Jr.

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Paperback Chords of Strength available today!

Don't ya love how it says New Yorks Times Best Seller? You can order your copy on Amazon HERE!

And David's letting everyone know!

And some buzz from Disney Dreaming:

More "Gotta Get Thru This" buzz!

Gotta Get Thru David Archuleta's New Cover!

Last night David Archuleta performed in Nashville for Invisible Children's Break the Silence. His six song set consumed of one song from his latest album, The Other Side of Down, two from his debut and three covers. But one cover stuck out from them all.

David covered Daniel Bedingfield's "Gotta Get Thru This", but with a twist. Towards the end, he added in lyrics to Sting's "Message in a Bottle". The perfect mash-up as the songs blended amazingly while David's new guitarist played acoustic and his new drummer took to bongos.

As for David, he sang this song like nothing's he's ever sung before. Usually a soulful crooner, this sound and vibe was a bit different for David, but he definitely pulled it off. His voice alone went to a whole new level, rarely heard from David. Is this the new approach David has been aiming for? More recently David has been hard at work writing his own music, will it be anything like this new cover? Whatever it may be, it'll sure be some great stuff. And we can all just keep David's "Gotta Get Thru This" on repeat until then.

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David Archuleta took the stage at The Invisible Children’s Break The Silence event to sing Daniel Bedingfield’s song “Gotta Get Through This.” The event was held to raise awareness and funds to help stop wars in Africa.

Watch below and let us know if you like David’s cover of the song!

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Gremlin shirt. lol

Disney Dreaming posted David's video blog, and the little ad underneath was for a Gremlin shirt. LOL

So you can get a Gremlin shirt HERE if you want one. LOL

Kylie's "Elevator" vid gets buzz!

David Archuleta posted the video below that he found online in which a fan created an animated video for his song “Elevator” off of his album “The Other Side Of Down.” Here’s what David posted along with the video:

"Wow really cool animated video of Elevator! That’s awesome!"

Watch below and let us know what you think!

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Vlog buzz!

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"Senseless" reviews

On January 6, 2011, a song that didn’t make it on David’s debut album leaked. The song is called “Senseless”, written by James Fauntleroy, who helped pen another one of David’s songs, “My Hands”. And this song is a little bit like it. With an R&B vibe, showing David’s rougher voice and his sensitive side.

The song is about a girl breaking up with him, and how he can’t handle it. It’s making him senseless. This song seems a bit extreme for David, considering he’s said he would never act this way over a girl. It seems like that’s why this song didn’t make the album. It’s a lot like “She’s Not You”, another reject off of the debut which was leaked last year. Both songs show a more vulnerable David, going crazy over a girl, and that’s not the way David is. Though he puts a lot of emotion into this song when singing it, it’s pretty obvious he doesn’t connect to it as well as others.

So if the question is whether this song should have made the album, I’d say no. It’s a great song, and David sings it amazingly as usual, putting the right emotion where it’s needed, but it’s not “him”. It’s a lot more believable to hear David sing about touching fans’ hands rather than things like this. Fans would much rather want to hear the real “David” in his songs rather than him singing a good song just for the sake of a good song.

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David Archuleta Loses It In Unreleased Track “Senseless”

It feels like 2008 all up in here, with David Cook and David Archuleta duking it out for America’s attention. Well, okay, not really. But work with us—it’s January. Two days after Season 7 American Idol winner Cook posted a new video clip featuring songs off his upcoming album, along comes an unreleased Archie ballad called “Senseless.” It’s not the most exciting thing the 20-year-old A Fine Frenzy fan has ever turned out—who knows, maybe it’s only a demo—but you can give it a spin below.

We’ll give Archie an A for effort on this one. What do you think? Should “Senseless” have made the cut on one of his albums? Or is it better off left on the shelf?

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Disney Dreaming has questions for you ;)

David Archuleta took the stage on New Years Eve this year to perform his songs “The Other Side Of Down” and “Elevator.” We think David did a great job, and we really think he gets better with every performance!

Did you tune in to watch David on New Years Eve? If not, you can check out the performances below. Be sure to let us know what you think!

Also, let us know if you were lucky enough to see David live in concert in 2010.

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Disney Dreaming's Top 5 Favorite Tweeters!

Twitter really took off this year, and many of our favorite celebrities use the social networking site to keep in touch with their fans on a daily basis. Out of all of the celebrities currently using Twitter, who is your favorite to follow and read their Tweets?

Some of our favorites include:

1. David Archuleta
2. Justin Bieber
3. Selena Gomez
4. Nick Jonas
5. Taylor Swift

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Task for the Week

David Archuleta has given his fans a new task for the week via his Twitter account. Here it is:

"Task for the week: write a letter to someone. Don't text or email, actually write it! It shows the effort you made to reach out."

Let us know if you complete the task and who you send your letter to!

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Disney Dreaming reviews CFTH!

David Archuleta “Christmas From The Heart” Perfect For The Holidays

All the sudden it turned from November to December and we automatically pulled out our David Archuleta “Christmas From The Heart” CD to play for the remainder of the month!

David’s amazing holiday album released in 2009 and includes a number of popular holiday songs sung by the ever impressive American Idol star. David even co-wrote a new track for the album, titled “Melodies of Christmas.”

Here is the track listing for the album:

1. Joy To The World
2. Angels We Have Heard On High
3. O Come All Ye Faithful
4. Silent Night
6. O Holy Night
7. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas from David Archuleta & Charice Pempengco
8. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
9. Pat-A-Pan
10. What Child Is This
11. Riu Riu Chiu
12. Ave Maria
13. Melodies of Christmas

Our favorite songs on the album are “Pat-A-Pan” and “Riu Riu Chiu.” What are yours?

Read our David Archuleta “Christmas From The Heart” Album Review.

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Quote on Disney Dreaming!

It’s always nice to wake up to a great quote from the one and only David Archuleta! Here it is straight from the stars Twitter account:

"I love how spicy food clears you up and makes you feel refreshed. Well after burning your mouth and making you teary-eyed haha."

We’ve been listening to David Archuleta’s album “Christmas From The Heart” to get in the holiday spirit. Let us know if you’ve been doing the same!

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