American Idol

It is David versus David in this season's final showdown

David Archuleta

David Archuleta

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Imagine

The irony, of course, is that reproducing your most famous, widely praised Idol performance requires no imagination at all. (Or, in David A.'s melismatic delivery, no ima-ya-ya-a-a-a-gin-a-yay-a-a-a-tion.) But, let's face it: this is a pop singing contest, and pop singing is about giving people what they expect. I suspect Archuleta just won Idol doing exactly that, and that Idol will be very pleased with him.

by James Poniewozik

Archuleta's first song: Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Archuleta's second song: In This Moment

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