American Idol's David Archuleta To Perform At The Byham Theater 7/28

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and Opus One Productions present American Idol sensation David Archuleta, live in concert, Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 8 p.m. at the Byham Theater. "He is a genuine pop star, and is a gifted singer who instantly won over a huge audience when he first appeared on the show," says Simon Fuller of American Idol fame. And Billboard Magazine notes, "Here is the voice of a new generation: With his emotive pop consistency, Archuleta will touch hearts as he breaks the charts."

Tickets ($35) are available at the Box Office at Theater Square (655 Penn Avenue), online at pgharts.org, or by calling 412-456-6666. To purchase 10 or more tickets, please call 412-471-6930.

Singing on stage at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles was a moment David Archuleta will never forget, but there were a number of pivotal moments that happened in his (even) younger days, and he'll never forget any of them either, including singing for the first season "American Idol" contestants in Hollywood in 2002, when he was just 11 years old.

Born and raised in North Miami, Florida, David Archuleta is a Honduran-American singer-songwriter. At ten years old he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition leading to other television singing appearances. At twelve, he became the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2. In 2007, at sixteen years old, he became one of the youngest finalists on the seventh season of American Idol. In May 2008 he finished as the runner-up, receiving 44 percent of over 97 million votes.

In August 2008 Archuleta released "Crush", the first single from his self-titled debut album.The album, released in November 2008, debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart; as of January 2009 it had sold over 600,000 copies in the United States.

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