David Archuleta and Mannheim Steamroller were the musical artists for Pandora Unforgettable Holiday Moments on Ice broadcast on NBC on Sunday, November 27, 2011.  The collaboration turned out to be pure genius, and David was in his element performing with this well-known group.  All of the performances were stellar, but David singing “Above The Northern Lights” was particularly stunning.  Sublime and hauntingly beautiful describe both the melody (set in a minor key) and David’s vocals.  Skaters Naomi Lang & Peter Tchernyshev, five-time U.S. National Ice Dance Champions, wonderfully interpreted the music with their choreography.

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Chip Davis, founder of Mannheim Steamroller, co-hosted the program with Kristi Yamaguchi, and he referred to David as “the remarkable David Archuleta.”  It’s clear there was mutual admiration between David and the Mannheim musicians.  The group sent out the following tweet regarding this performance of “Above The Northern Lights.”

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When David Archuleta sang Bryan Adams’ “Heaven” in Manila recently, the audience was in heaven! What a voice—soulful, golden, pure.

Thank you, David!

Thanks for the excellent video, booradleigh!

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According to Steven J. Robinson, David’s drummer, “…the welcome at the Hanoi airport was BONKERS!!!!  The most insane yet!”  Watch this video and judge for yourself!

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Malaysian fans of David Archuleta planned, choreo­graphed, and executed a flash mob routine as part of their elaborate promotion leading up to David’s July 26 concert at Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur.  If I’m not mistaken, this is the first ever flash mob done in tribute to David!

As an aside, I’ve known about this for a few weeks now.  I communicate regularly with fans at Archuleta Avenue Malaysia, and they started discussing the possibility of this nearly a month ago.  It was a blast reading through their ideas and looking at videos of a multitude of different flash mobs, including freeze mobs, strip mobs, etc.  Kudos to the creativity and resourcefulness of these awesome fans!

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Just as we’ve come to expect, David was greeted by very enthusiastic fans in Manila, first at the airport and then at the SM Megamall Meet and Greet event.   David’s flight arrived on July 17, and the Meet and Greet occurred later the same day.  There are lots of videos of the mall appearance posted on YouTube.  I found this one to be the most complete and to have the best vantage points.  It’s so gratifying to see the outpouring of love and support from David’s Filipino fans, many of whom arrived hours ahead of his scheduled appearance.

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