• David has two cats. Their names are Cloudy and Midnight.
• He has one brother and three sisters. Who are Claudia, Daniel, Jazzy and Amber.
• David has a fan group called “The Arch Angels” and another one called “The Archies.”
• His dad is a jazz trumpet player and his mom sings pop music in both English and Spanish.
• David can play the piano and write songs.
• David sang for contestants in Season 1 of American Idol. He sang And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going by Jennifer Holliday. One of those contestants just happened to be Kelly Clarkson.
• David’s American Idol audition number is 11394.
• Although he was born in Miami, Florida, David and his family moved around in Florida for most of his early life, but finally moved to Salt Lake City, Utah on February 1997 where he currently resides, specifically in a city named Murray.
• At the age of six, he memorized a number of songs from the Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert with the corresponding English and Cockney accents.
• At the age of 10, he participated in the Utah Talent Competition, his first ever competition wherein he sang I Will Always Love You, his first ever song sung on stage, receiving a standing ovation.
• He auditioned for American Idol in San Diego, California.
• His musical influences are Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Kirk Franklin and Bryan Adams.
• He has taken formal singing training since he was 12 years old, but only every now and then from his vocal coach, Dean Kaelin.
• David attended Murray High School in Murray, Utah and attended there for both his sophmore and junior year. He sang in his school choir.
• On the finals of the 2nd Season of Star Search, David scored a perfect 20 points from all three judges.
• David once performed on the Jenny Jones show. He sang “And I Am Telling You” by Jennifer Holliday.
• When David started on Star Search, he already started showing symptoms of bronchitis, which would later lead to his vocal paralysis when he reached the age of 13 and 14. One of his vocal chords was paralyzed and underdeveloped. The doctors said he can have surgery, but it was very risky. He didn’t want to take the risk because he wanted to sing. He was actually supposed to record a CD after Star Search because of his big success there, but wasn’t able to due to his vocal paralysis.
• David is a Mormon.
• The thing he loves most about Utah is the people there.
• To battle nerves, David says a prayer before a performance and tries to shake it off.
• David once competed against Alexandrea Lushington, another contestant in season 7 of American Idol on the show Star Search.
• David is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• He says his friends would be surprised that he owns Kirk Franklin albums.
• He got a 4.0 grade point average during his sophomore year in high school.
• He once performed for surviving 9/11 firefighters. He sang “I Will Always Love You.”
• His dad’s name is Jeff and his mom’s name is Lupe.
• David’s height is 5′6 1/2″ (1.69m).
• David’s mom is from Honduras.
• He wants to sing at one of the Olympics when he gets older.
• His lucky charm is a rubber band that his friends gave him, so he doesn’t forget that they always have his back.
• If he couldn’t sing, he would like to be able to play the guitar and become a better songwriter.
• David is great friends with Alexandrea Lushington, and when she got voted off of American Idol, it brought him to tears.
• He likes all of the judges on American Idol because of their personalities and their different opinions.
• David says his toughest obstacle in life was believing that he could really be successful in a singing career.
• His favorite American Idol moment was when Tamyra Gray sang And I’m Telling You.
• If given the chance, he would not change one single thing about himself.
• One of his nicknames is “Lettuce Boy.