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David Archuleta: My Heart Goes Out to David Cook

Originally posted 05/04/2009 03:00PM

David Archuleta was once David Cook's main competitor on American Idol – but now has only kind words for his friend, who lost his brother, Adam, to brain cancer over the weekend.

"It really struck me when I heard about the news of Cook's brother," Archuleta says in a statement. "I know they had been struggling with it for a while, so my heart really goes out to them. It's so admirable the way he's handling it though, and it's amazing to see him there as an example for millions of other people who have also been affected the same way he and his family have."

Continues the statement: "I'll be keeping him in my thoughts and prayers, and hope the Cook family stays strong."

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David Cook and David Archuleta Announce Spring Tours

Originally posted 01/28/2009 07:15PM

Last season's American Idol winner David Cook and runner-up David Archuleta announced separate tours that kick off next month.

Cook, 26, will premiere his first solo tour – The Declaration Tour 2009 – on Feb. 13 in Tallahassee, Fla. His tour will continue across the country at college campuses through April 25, ending at the University of Tulsa.

"There's something inherently nostalgic about playing college shows," said Cook on his Web site. "So many amazing acts used to do it, so it's nice to be able to bring that ideal back in some small way."

Season 7 runner-up Archuleta, 18, kicks off his first solo tour on Feb. 24 in Virginia Beach, Va., according to his MySpace blog. His 20-city tour ends on March 21 in Boise, Idaho. – Elaine Aradillas

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David Archuleta Unveils His New Music Video

Originally posted 09/19/2008 10:00AM

American Idol seventh-season runner-up David Archuleta just released his first music video!

In the clip for his upbeat ballad "Crush," Archuleta plays piano on a dock and strums a guitar as a group of fresh-faced teens frolic in the grass along Wynn's Pond in Coweta County, Ga.

(Fun trivia alert: Scenes from Reese Witherspoon's movie Sweet Home Alabama were also shot here.)

The singer, 16, shot the video last month during a break from the American Idols Live Summer Tour, which included his pal, David Cook.

Archuleta's as-yet untitled first album is due Nov. 11 from Jive Records.

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Brooke White Hates David Archuleta? LOL

Originally posted 07/18/2008 05:00PM

You can't believe everything you see – or don't see – on MySpace, says American Idol's Brooke White, who blames a technical glitch for the absence of David Archuleta as a "friend" on her page.

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David Archuleta: End of Idol Is a 'Big Relief'

Originally posted 05/22/2008 11:00AM

David Archuleta may not have won American Idol, but he's still in disbelief that he made it as far as he did, he said after Wednesday’s results show. The 17-year-old high school student from Murray, Utah, answered reporters' questions backstage at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre, and talked about what he learned from Idol winner David Cook, what's next ("School is really important," he says), and whether he and Clive Davis cut a deal.

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