David Archuleta Performs In Nation’s Capital For Important Fund-Raising Event

Pop singer-songwriter David Archuleta performed at the 1st Annual Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge on Saturday October 23 in Washington D.C. The event featured more than 700 participants who walked, ran and biked to help raise money for the Special Olympics and Best Buddies International. The 19-year-old performed five songs at the event. They were “Angels,” “Crush,” “The Other Side of Down,” “Falling Stars,” and “Elevator.”

Archuleta also took the opportunity to tour a bit of the nation’s capital and even tweeted about it: “At the National Geographic headquarters. It’s amazing! All the research that goes into the stories they do.” He also dropped by Georgetown Cupcake, which he described as “awesome!”

Archuleta began singing and performing at the age of six. At ten, he won the children’s division of the Utah Talent Competition, and he became the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2 at the age of 12 with his version of “You’re All I Need to Get By,” winning $100,000.

At 17, Archuleta was the youngest contestant on American Idol ‘s seventh season. In May of 2008, he finished in second place behind winner David Cook, receiving 44 percent of more than 97 million votes.

He released “Crush” as the first single from his self-titled debut album in August 2008. The album was released two months later, debuting at number two on the the Billboard 200 chart. The album went on to sell more than 750,000 copies in the U.S. and over 900,000 copies worldwide.

Archuleta released his second album, The Other Side Of Down, on October 5 of this year. The first single from the album was “Something ‘Bout Love.”