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Footage of David Archuleta in Utah Blaze

Posted by davidbeyondborders at 12:53 am

May 052010

“Here is David Archuleta… arguably the most well-known man in the state of Utah…”

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This is a special footage from David Archuleta’s halftime performance during the Utah Blaze vs Vipers game, April 10, 2010. Also shown is the special interview of David Archuleta by the sportscasters, touching on his halftime performance & his participation in making Jonah Gomez’ wish come true via the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Watch how David was asked to judge one of the sportscasters who decided to audition to him with Neil Diamond’s “America”. This is another exclusive footage by Jesse Christensen of XXL Sports.

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David Archuleta makes surprise appearance at Real Salt Lake

Posted by davidbeyondborders at 8:06 am

Apr 122010

Ninja David is at it again. And with a cute little boy, Jonah, from Make A Wish, no less.

From Deseret News:

DREAMCOMETRUE: Along with the players, Make-A-Wish recipient, six-year-old Jonah Gomez went through the line to get a ring with his favorite player, Beckerman. The festivities continued for Gomez at halftime as David Archuleta performed alongside the youngster with sickle-cell disease, even handing the microphone to the young crowd-pleasure for a few bars, becoming an instant crowd favorite.

From ABC4GTU:

So the big surprise… David Archuleta sang “Touch My Hand” with Jonah at the Real Salt Lake halftime!!!

Some photos from RSL’s flickr:

For more photos of David and Jonah at the RSL, go to RSL’s flickr pages 6 to 9.

At Jonah’s practice with Jonah’s mom:

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“Touch My Hand”

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A segment of little Jonah hitting the high notes on “Touch My Hand”
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From Make-A-Wish Utah Facebook:

Another surprise for Jonah was David Archuleta’s idea to sing with him at halftime of the game. Little Jonah had no clue until he walked to midfield, and he did such an AMAZING job!! The crowd went wild when he hit the high notes on his solo part!

David and Jonah on ABC4 News:

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Interview with Jonah (David appears briefly at 1:29):

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