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Quelle: Kidsday talks with singer David Archuleta
BY JONELLE AFURONG, KATHLEEN EGAN AND JOHN STANCZYK
Kidsday Reporters
We interviewed “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta at the J-14 Magazine party at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan recently. After he talked to us, we heard him perform, too.
Who are your musical influences?
There are a lot of them. One of them would be Natasha Bedingfield, some Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole, Kirk Franklin, there are a lot of them.
What is your favorite song that you wrote?
I really like the song called “Works for Me.” It is the one song that is on the Wal-Mart edition. What we focused on was showing my personality. I think that worked for me.
Why did you audition for “American Idol”?
You know what is weird is I almost didn’t audition because I was like, I am not good enough. I had a job for the summer. I ran the lights and sounds at this park’s amphitheater. I didn’t want to audition and then not even make it past the first round and then have no job. But I just went for it. Something told me to go and audition and it turned out to be all good. It just shows that you just have to go for it and not give up on things that quickly before you even try.
Was it fun working with the other contestants on “American Idol”?
It was so much fun. I loved them, they were like my family for the six months I was with them and then we all went on tour after the show. I got to spend a lot of time with them. They understood what I was going through because they were going through the same thing. I got to learn a new song every week and have to do all the interviews and have all that pressure of being on TV in front of millions of people. It was just cool to be around people who knew what you were going through.
What past contestant would you like to do a duet with?
I think it would be fun to do it with Jordin Sparks, that would be a lot of fun only because she is a year older than me. She is so nice! She is just one of the nicest people to be around. She is so bubbly and she is an amazing singer.
What is your favorite song out of all of your songs?
I don’t really have a favorite, you know, they are all kind of like your babies, but I guess the ones I connected with the most are the ones that I wrote. There is one called “Don’t Let Go,” that I like. And then “A Little Too Not Over You.” I like a lot of them for different reasons; I really like ‘Crush.”
Do you have any advice for aspiring singers?
I think you just have to keep on working at it, you can never stop because you can keep learning. You have to love what you do. If you love something that will make it easier to work harder for something and work for a long time with it and keep learning and improving things. Always keep working at it and keep a positive attitude.
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