American Idol: David Archuleta is the Next American Idol

Is There Anyone that Can Beat Him?

David Archuleta is the epitome of what American Idol presents itself as the divining force of: the new face of American pop music. The next superstar. The next music icon. The next, well... American Idol. David Archuleta is 17, humble, handsomely cute in a sleepy-eyed kind of way, and one helluva singer.

The first time you hear David Archuleta sing, you know you are experiencing a unique event. His is not the calculating professionalism of some of his more experienced opponents, but a disarming hesitancy that disarms the audience before his smoky vocals control the air around him. He has a mastery of sound beyond his years, and, should he fail to reach the top spot on American Idol at season's end, he will certainly become a sensation.

Not that he isn't already.

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