'American Idol': David Archuleta's Journey

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DAVID ARCHULETA (Season 7)

David Archuleta (reportedly a Star Search winner at age 12) could be poised to play the role of season 7's sexually nonthreatening heartthrob, though his choice of John Mayer's ''Waiting on the World to Change'' (once covered by Sanjaya Malakar) and his general perkiness made me a little uneasy. —Michael Slezak, Jan. 22, 2008

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