David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an American singer and songwriter. At age ten, he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition, which led to additional television singing appearances. At age twelve, he became Junior Vocal Champion on the second season of “Star Search”. In 2008, he finished second on the seventh season of “American Idol”. In August 2008, Archuleta released his debut single “Crush”. His self-titled debut album, “David Archuleta”, was released three months later and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. It sold over 750,000 copies in the United States and over 900,000 copies worldwide.