David Archuleta Weighs In On New Crop Of ‘American Idol’ Hopefuls

David Archuleta updated fans on his blog at his official web site on Thursday (March 12), while in Texas on tour with Lesley Roy. The ‘American Idol’ season seven runner-up talked about the new crop of singers on season eight, writing:

I was able to watch ‘American Idol’ since we have tivo on the bus! I am really impressed with the people they have this season. Some of the performances that stood out to me were Adam Lambert’s and Danny Gokey’s performances. I also really liked Matt Giraud’s performance. There were honestly a lot of good ones haha. Allison Iraheta blew me away with her voice. I can’t believe she’s only 16! I’m really looking forward to what else she is going to do. Then Alexis Grace’s performance of Dirty Diana I thought was really cool too, even if Simon said it was a little too much. I liked how you could tell she was really getting into it.

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