Known as the shy boy with a squeaky clean image on “American Idol”, David Archuleta had a stunning run in Season 7, finishing second in the finals last year.
In less than a year, the 18-year-old has emerged a big star with his first solo tour in the US and a self-titled debut album that's been gaining popularity among audiences from all ages.
You’d think with all the experience on “Idol”, performing on stage in front of large crowds would come naturally for the teen star, but Archuleta admitted that he was at a lost at the start of his tour.
“From the first show, I was like ‘Oh my gosh. How am I going to be able to move around the stage. And I don’t know what to say, I don’t know what to do.’”
In addition, Archuleta, who was used to performing shorter renditions of songs on “Idol”, had to do up to 17 numbers in one night during his concert, and wasn’t sure if his voice “could hold up till the end”.
“But it seemed like the more I did it, the stronger my voice got,” said the “Crush” hitmaker, who is Singapore as part of a promotional tour in Asia.
“To see how my endurance has grown, how my voice has strengthened, it’s been really neat to see that... And I’m just so glad to be able to overcome that and to have these opportunities to go on tour and to sing.”
He added, “It was crazy to think that everyone there came to see me, like they actually did come to see me perform. It was so out-of this world, so surreal to me.”
Archuleta, whose fan base consists mostly of legions of screaming teen and pre-teen girls along with their mothers, shared that some of his older fans are somewhat embarrassed about raving over his music.
To his older fans, Archuleta said, “You’re never too old to listen to the music.”
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