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On April 1, 2008, a few hours after ''American Idol'' aired, [[TMZ.com]] reported that Cook was rushed to the hospital because his "heart was [[Palpitation|palpitating]] at a high rate and his [[blood pressure]] was high."<ref>{{cite web | title = 'A.I.' Contestant Cook Rushed to the Hospital | url = http://www.tmz.com/2008/04/01/a-i-contestant-cook-rushed-to-the-hospital/ | publisher = TMZ | date = 2008-04-01}}</ref> The website claimed that Cook was not feeling well before the performance of [[Dolly Parton]]'s "Little Sparrow" that night, but he had refused to go to the emergency room until the end of the show.<ref name=americanidolcontestanthopspitalizedreleased>{{cite web | title = 'American Idol' Contestant Hospitalized, Released | url = http://www.tmz.com/2008/04/02/idol-contestant-gets-rx-at-hospital-goes-home/ | publisher = TMZ | date = 2008-04-02}}</ref> Stress over a recent "setback" in his brother Adam's struggle with brain cancer may have been a contributing factor.<ref name="americanidolcontestanthopspitalizedreleased" /><ref>{{cite news |title=David Cook's ailing brother to attend finale |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=2008-05-20 |url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/people/960303,idolbro052008.article }}</ref> Subsequently, David Cook was released from the hospital and is so far doing fine.<ref name="americanidolcontestanthopspitalizedreleased" /><ref>{{cite news | title = Idol David Cook 'Doing Fine' After Hospitalization | url = http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/04/02/idol-david-cook-doing-fine-after-hospitalization/ | last = Rizzo | first = Monica | publisher = People | date = 2008-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = 'American Idol' Contestant David Cook Rushed to Hospital | url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,344851,00.html | publisher = Fox News | date = 2008-04-03 }}</ref>
On April 1, 2008, a few hours after ''American Idol'' aired, [[TMZ.com]] reported that Cook was rushed to the hospital because his "heart was [[Palpitation|palpitating]] at a high rate and his [[blood pressure]] was high."<ref>{{cite web | title = 'A.I.' Contestant Cook Rushed to the Hospital | url = http://www.tmz.com/2008/04/01/a-i-contestant-cook-rushed-to-the-hospital/ | publisher = TMZ | date = 2008-04-01}}</ref> The website claimed that Cook was not feeling well before the performance of [[Dolly Parton]]'s "Little Sparrow" that night, but he had refused to go to the emergency room until the end of the show.<ref name=americanidolcontestanthopspitalizedreleased>{{cite web | title = 'American Idol' Contestant Hospitalized, Released | url = http://www.tmz.com/2008/04/02/idol-contestant-gets-rx-at-hospital-goes-home/ | publisher = TMZ | date = 2008-04-02}}</ref> Stress over a recent "setback" in his brother Adam's struggle with brain cancer may have been a contributing factor.<ref name="americanidolcontestanthopspitalizedreleased" /><ref>{{cite news |title=David Cook's ailing brother to attend finale |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=2008-05-20 |url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/people/960303,idolbro052008.article }}</ref> Subsequently, David Cook was released from the hospital and is so far doing fine.<ref name="americanidolcontestanthopspitalizedreleased" /><ref>{{cite news | title = Idol David Cook 'Doing Fine' After Hospitalization | url = http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/04/02/idol-david-cook-doing-fine-after-hospitalization/ | last = Rizzo | first = Monica | publisher = People | date = 2008-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = 'American Idol' Contestant David Cook Rushed to Hospital | url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,344851,00.html | publisher = Fox News | date = 2008-04-03 }}</ref>


On May 21, 2008 David was declared the winner of [[ American Idol]] season 7, receiving 56% of the votes cast and beating out runner-up [[David Archuleta]] by 12 million votes.<!--The margin was announced on the finale.--> Cook then sang "[[Time Of My Life]]", the winning song of the 2008 American Idol Songwriter's Competition, which will also serve as Cook's first single.
On May 21, 2008 David was declared the winner of [[ American Idol]] season 7, receiving 56% of the votes and beating runner-up [[David Archuleta]] by 12 million votes.<!--The margin was announced on the finale.--> Cook then sang "[[Time Of My Life]]", the winning song of the 2008 American Idol Songwriter's Competition, which will also serve as Cook's first single.


===Performances and results (during voting weeks)===
===Performances and results (during voting weeks)===

Revision as of 04:42, 22 May 2008

David Cook

David Roland Cook (born December 20, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. On May 21, 2008, he was declared the winner of the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol.

Early life

Cook was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Blue Springs, Missouri. Cook's interest in music began early in life; he received his first guitar at the age of 2. He began singing in second grade, when his elementary school music teacher gave him a solo in a school choir performance. He proceeded to perform in virtually every Christmas and PTA program.[1] He also participated in choir and drama programs in middle school and high school. At Blue Springs South High School, he performed in musicals, including The Music Man, West Side Story, and Singin' in the Rain.[2][3][1] He had also been an avid baseball player during high school. After losing interest in sports, he focused more on music. He earned a theater scholarship to the University of Central Missouri, but he abandoned theater after two semesters, graduating from the school in 2006 with a degree in graphic design.[4][5] While in college, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa.[6] After his college graduation, he relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma to pursue his career in music, telling his family, "I just want to give myself until I'm 26 years old to get a job."[7]

Musical background

Cook was the lead singer and guitarist of the band Axium from 1999 until 2006. He formed Axium in his junior year of high school with drummer Bobby Kerr. One of the band's songs, "Hold," was picked up by AMC Theatres Movie Tunes and was played before previews on over 20,000 screens nationwide.[8][9] Axium was also named one of the top 15 independent bands in the country in the "Got Milk?" independent band contest, and it was chosen as the best band in Kansas City in 2004.[10][11]

In 2006, after the breakup of Axium, Cook relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and joined the regional touring band Midwest Kings, playing guitar, bass, and singing backup vocals. He recorded one EP, Incoherent with Desire to Move On, with the band in 2006. He also worked as a bartender at several Tulsa clubs, including Blank Slate and Rehab Lounge.[5][12]

Cook released a solo independent album, Analog Heart, in 2006, the year he graduated from the college.[13] It was written from 2004 to 2006, and he designed the artwork as well.[10][14] The album was chosen as the fourth-best CD released in 2006 by website Music Equals Life.[15] Cook also won the Urban Tulsa Weekly's "Absolute Best of Tulsa" award for "Best Locally Produced, Independent Album" in 2007. He had completed recording his sophomore album before his appearance on American Idol.[16] Over the weekend of April 18 to April 20, 2008, Analog Heart was listed as the number one album for "Today's Top MP3 Albums" on Amazon.com. Soon there after, the album was removed from Amazon.[17][18]

American Idol

Overview

Cook auditioned for American Idol in Omaha, Nebraska, performing Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer." He originally did not plan to try out for the show as he was going on a trip to China; he came to the auditions initially to support his younger brother Andrew (who did not make it to Hollywood) and then decided to try out himself.[7][19] For his first Hollywood audition, Cook performed "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. Later in the week he performed "I'll Be" by Edwin McCain.

Cook has taken advantage of the decision to allow contestants to play musical instruments. Besides his Hollywood audition, he also accompanied himself on electric guitar for his performances of "All Right Now," "Hello," "Day Tripper," "I'm Alive," "Baba O'Riley," and "Dare You to Move,"and on acoustic guitar for "Little Sparrow" and "All I Really Need Is You"." His white, left-handed Gibson Les Paul electric guitar has the letters "AC" on it; as Cook told TV Guide, "I have two brothers, Adam and Andrew. So, because of superstition, I put their initials on everything growing up."[20] Since the Top 12 week, he has also been wearing an orange wristband to support a 7-year-old fan, Lindsey Rose, with leukemia.[21][22]

"Billie Jean," one of his performances, was highly praised by all three judges, especially Simon Cowell (Cowell later said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that the performance "was in a different league to anything we've heard on the season so far," and although he knew where the arrangement came from, "that doesn't really matter.") The performance received well over 1 million views on YouTube. [23] Another of Cook's performances, "Day Tripper", was credited to Whitesnake. Seattle-based band Doxology has claimed that Cook's performance of "Eleanor Rigby" was based on a version the band recorded over a year ago.[24] On April 1, before performing his self-arranged rendition of "Little Sparrow" on American Idol, Cook responded to Ryan Seacrest in the interview session, revealing that his performance of "Eleanor Rigby" was based on Neil Zaza's and Doxology's versions. He also reiterated the credits of Whitesnake and Chris Cornell. Despite the controversy, critics praised Cook for choosing versions of songs that fit his vocal style.[25][26][27] His arrangements of "Hello," "Little Sparrow," "Always Be My Baby," "All I Really Need Is You," "Baba O'Riley," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" were original arrangements.

On April 1, 2008, a few hours after American Idol aired, TMZ.com reported that Cook was rushed to the hospital because his "heart was palpitating at a high rate and his blood pressure was high."[28] The website claimed that Cook was not feeling well before the performance of Dolly Parton's "Little Sparrow" that night, but he had refused to go to the emergency room until the end of the show.[29] Stress over a recent "setback" in his brother Adam's struggle with brain cancer may have been a contributing factor.[29][30] Subsequently, David Cook was released from the hospital and is so far doing fine.[29][31][32]

On May 21, 2008 David was declared the winner of American Idol season 7, receiving 56% of the votes and beating runner-up David Archuleta by 12 million votes. Cook then sang "Time Of My Life", the winning song of the 2008 American Idol Songwriter's Competition, which will also serve as Cook's first single.

Performances and results (during voting weeks)

Week # Theme Song choice Original artist Order # Result
Top 24 (12 Men) 1960s "Happy Together" The Turtles 3 Safe
Top 20 (10 Men) 1970s "All Right Now" Free 9 Safe
Top 16 (8 Men) 1980s "Hello" Lionel Richie 6 Safe
Top 12 Lennon/McCartney "Eleanor Rigby" The Beatles 6 Safe
Top 11 The Beatles "Day Tripper" The Beatles 6 Safe
Top 10 Year They Were Born "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson 10 Safe
Top 9 Dolly Parton "Little Sparrow" Dolly Parton 2 Safe
Top 8 Inspirational "Innocent" Our Lady Peace 5 Safe
Top 7 Mariah Carey "Always Be My Baby" Mariah Carey 6 Safe
Top 6 Andrew Lloyd Webber "The Music of the Night" The Phantom of the Opera 6 Safe
Top 5 Neil Diamond "I'm Alive"
"All I Really Need Is You" 		Neil Diamond 2
7 		Safe
Top 4 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame "Hungry Like the Wolf"
"Baba O'Riley" 		Duran Duran
The Who 		1
5 		Safe
Top 3 Judge's Choice (Simon Cowell)
Contestant's Choice
Producer's Choice 		"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
"Dare You to Move"
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" 		Roberta Flack
Switchfoot
Aerosmith 		3
6
9 		Safe
FINALE Clive Davis's Choice
New Song
Contestant's Choice 		"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
"Dream Big"
"The World I Know" 		U2
Written by Emily Shackleton
Collective Soul 		1
3
5 		Winner


Discography

Main Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
U.S. Hot U.S. Pop UWC
2008 "Time of My Life" TBR TBR TBR TBA

With Axium

With Midwest Kings ("MWK")

Solo

References

  1. ^ a b "She Spotted Her Idol's Talent Early". The Examiner. 2008-03-08.
  2. ^ "David Cook, "Singin' in the Rain"". YouTube. 2008-02-28.
  3. ^ "David Cook Rocked Musical Theater Before American Idol". MyFox Kansas City. 2008-04-29.
  4. ^ "Always Been a Star". The Examiner. 2008-02-28.
  5. ^ a b "Tulsa Singer Cook Rocks 'American Idol'". The Associated Press. 2008-03-14.
  6. ^ "Phi Sig's Own American Idol".
  7. ^ a b "Idol Contestant Has Indiana Roots". Pharos-Tribune. 2008-02-18.
  8. ^ "David Cook, a Local Idol". The Examiner. 2008-02-14.
  9. ^ "'American Idol' Front-Runner David Cook's Former Bandmates Recall His Early Years". MTV. 2008-04-29.
  10. ^ a b "'Analog Heart' by David Cook". PayPlay.fm.
  11. ^ "Best of Kansas City: Top Band? Axium". The Examiner. 2004-01-04.
  12. ^ "New Songs in Hand". Urban Tulsa Weekly. 2006-11-29.
  13. ^ "'Analog Heart' by David Cook". Amazon.com. 2006-05-05.
  14. ^ "David Cook: Idol-in-training". Kansas City Star. 2008-04-01.
  15. ^ "Music Equals Life's: Top 7 CD's of 2006". Music Equals Life.
  16. ^ "Shepherds, Idols and Saints". Urban Tulsa Weekly. 2008-02-13.
  17. ^ "'Idol' Singer a Ringer? David Cook's Album Already Out". FOX News. 2008-04-21.
  18. ^ "'Idol' MP3 86'D". FOX News. 2008-04-22.
  19. ^ "Idol Beginnings". TV Guide. 56 (15): 33. April 14–20, 2008.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  20. ^ "Idol's Class of '08: Secrets of the Top 12". TV Guide. 56 (11): 12. March 17–23, 2008. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: date format (link)
  21. ^ "Little Lindsey Rose's Favorite 'Idol' Singer Wears Wristband to Show Support for Girl". Tampa Tribune. 2008-03-14.
  22. ^ "American Idol's David Cook - 'He's My Hero'". Star Magazine. 2008-04-03.
  23. ^ "Simon Cowell Speaks Out about the Current Season of 'American Idol'". Entertainment Weekly. 2008-03-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |firstname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |lastname= ignored (help)
  24. ^ "'American Idol' Dark Horse David Cook: Is It Fair for Him to Cover Other Covers?". MTV News. 2008-03-26. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |firstname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |lastname= ignored (help)
  25. ^ Harris, Chris. 'American Idol' Dark Horse David Cook: Is It Fair For Him To Cover Other Covers?. MTV. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  26. ^ Hewitt, Michael. The Watcher: Give 'Idol's' David Cook the credit he deserves. The Orange County Register. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  27. ^ American Idol Commentary: The Trouble with Originality. TVFan. Entertainment Weekly. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  28. ^ "'A.I.' Contestant Cook Rushed to the Hospital". TMZ. 2008-04-01.
  29. ^ a b c "'American Idol' Contestant Hospitalized, Released". TMZ. 2008-04-02.
  30. ^ "David Cook's ailing brother to attend finale". Chicago Sun-Times. 2008-05-20.
  31. ^ Rizzo, Monica (2008-04-02). "Idol David Cook 'Doing Fine' After Hospitalization". People.
  32. ^ "'American Idol' Contestant David Cook Rushed to Hospital". Fox News. 2008-04-03.
  33. ^ a b c d "Axium". CJOnline.com / The Topeka Capital-Journal.
  34. ^ "Walmart Music Downloads: Axium". Walmart.com.

External links

  • Profile on American Idol official website
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