Has David Archuleta Already Won American Idol 2008, Season 7?
With the American Idol Top 12 contestants set to perform tonight there can be little doubt that one of those 12 has clearly made a name for himself as the one to beat. Partly through his talented performances and partly through the words of the judges, David Archuleta is clearly the favorite at this point to win American Idol 2008, Season 7. But has David already won?
The Odds Are In David’s Favor
One need not look long before finding that all the odds makers have David Archuleta as the hands on favorite to win it all.
- American Idol odds for betting who will win the 2007 American Idol
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- 2008 American Idol 7 Betting Odds
- American Idol Betting Odds - 2008 American Idol 7 - Bet American Idol Lines
Having the odds in your favor doesn’t necessarily mean you will win, of course. David does know what it feels like to win, though. He was a winner on Kids Star Search at the age of 12.
David Archuleta Singing Fallin’ by Alicia Keys
Early Indications David Archuleta Was A Potential Winner
A few weeks ago there was a lot of buzz about a video (which was later shown on-air by the producers of American Idol) showing David singing to a bunch of the Season 1 Contestants. The 11-year-old David was channeling Jennifer Hudson (before Jennifer Hudson was channeling Jennifer Hudson) when he impressed them BIG TIME with his rendition of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going�
Even way back then it was obvious that David had incredible talent and was destined for some great things. Was he destined to be an American Idol? A lot of people think so.
There’s No Denying His Talent
Even on Pop Critics we’ve had David in our top picks every week of the live performances. His voice is almost flawless and his song choices have been quite good. You don’t have to listen to him very much to figure out that he’s loaded with talent. Check out some of the videos that are on YouTube.
David Archuleta - A Thousand Miles
David Archuleta - O Holy Night Christmas 2007
David Archuleta - On Good Things Utah
David Archuleta - Christmas - Mary Did You Know
David Archuleta - I’ll Be
Even if none of these videos impress you, keep in mind that all of them have hundreds of thousands of views each. “A Thousand Miles” has over 930,000 views! None of the other Idol finalists can even come close to showing these kinds of numbers for their online videos. It’s obvious David has already built up a huge following all over the country.
If you have any doubt that his fans are committed, just check out some of his fan sites:
- Arch Angels of IdolForums
- the Archies of americanidol.com
- Vote For David Archuleta America Idol on MySpace
- Archangels Online - a David Archeleta fan forum
- ArcheletaFans : David Archuleta Fansite
- David Archuleta Fan Blog
- Fansite…David Archuleta
- David Archuleta. Fansite For American Idol David Archuleta
- David Archuleta Online
- David Archuleta Forum - Message Boards
There Are No Guarantees
Of course, nothing is ever guaranteed when it comes to the fickle tastes of the American public. Although David has pretty much been the favorite up until this point, I don’t think it means he’s won it just yet. The odds are definitely in his favor and it’s an uphill climb for the other contestants, but I think there are a few things that could cause David to lose the whole thing:
- Judges’ Criticism - Look for the judges to start finding harsher criticisms for him. There’s no way Simon is going to let him dance into the final round without a scathing remarks. How David handles the criticism will probably help determine a lot about how much of a favorite he remains. A bad attitude would probably lose him a lot of fans quickly.
- Underdog Factor - The American public loves to root for an underdog. David is not an underdog at this point. We KNOW he’s going to make it in the business whether or not he wins American Idol. If one of the other contestants can really win over fans they could have an outside shot at taking advantage of some David backlash late in the season and emerging as the victor.
- Talent Doesn’t Always Do It - This is a controversial argument, but the most talented Idol contestant doesn’t usually win. Cases can be made for almost every winner, but there’s also at least one or two other singers in almost every season that had more talent than the person who actually won (remember how everyone thought Melinda Doolittle had it in the bag?). If David has the most talent, he might not end up as the winner.
- History Of Upsets - American Idol history over the past six seasons is filled with upsets - people leaving earlier than everyone thought they should. We can go all the way back to Season One’s Tamyra Gray who was booted at number four or Chris Daughtry who left in the same spot in Season Five. Every single season has had at least one upset so far. David would certainly be the biggest upset of all, but anything can happen.
- Voter Turnout - This is actually part of the reason for the last thing I mentioned. American Idol doesn’t have a problem getting people to vote. What happens is that people think contestants such as David are safe because they sang so well and always do so well that they’re bound to have tons of fans and get lots of votes…so, they vote for other people they like instead, hoping to save someone else who they truly feel might get kicked off. The contestants like David then end up without the needed number of votes and end up near or at the very bottom. it could happen to David very easily seeing how much of a favorite he already is.
Conclusion - Has David Already Won?
I don’t think David has it wrapped up just yet. He’s definitely on the right course, though. If he keeps singing at the same level he has been and keeps picking the right songs he won’t have a problem remaining the favorite.
In order to win David should make sure that he keeps a pleasant personality no matter what happens or what the judges say and he should always be humble and respectful. If he gets a big head we’ll see the backlash coming a mile away. Above all, he somehow has to perform so well that people wouldn’t consider NOT voting for him just because they think he’s safe. He’s going to have to convince them that he was so good they should vote for him because it deserves it whether he’s safe or not. And that’s not going to be easy.
So, what do you think? Has David Archuleta already wrapped up American Idol 2008. Has David already won Season 7? Should the other contestants pack it in and go home? Let us know what you think.
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