David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990 in Miami, Florida) is an American pop/R&B singer. On May 21, 2008, he became the runner-up on the seventh season of American Idol receiving 44 percent of over 97 million votes. Archuleta's first single "Crush" was released on August 1 2008, which debuted on Billboard in the No. 2 spot and stayed strong on the iTunes charts for both the song and music video as No. 1. Early life David Archuleta was born to Jeff Archuleta and Lupe Marie, a salsa singer and dancer from Honduras.