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“American Idol ‘Fixed,’” Says David Archuleta Mom Lupe Archuleta

June 2nd, 2008 by Castina

Tagged as: American Idol, David Archuleta, David Cook, TV, TV News, Today's New Music

If you thought Jeff Archuleta was a problem, you haven’t seen anything yet. Who knew American Idol 7 runner-up David Archuleta had not one but two insane parents. David’s mom, Lupe Archuleta, erupted into a violent tirade, accusing the FOX talent hit of being “fixed,” just moments after her seventeen year old son lost the title to twenty-five year old former bartender David Cook.

“She was very resentful that David Cook took home the title and she wasn’t shy about letting people know how she felt about it,” a backstage spy told the National Enquirer. “She said her son was the clear favorite, and it was obvious that the voting was fixed so that David Cook could win.”

Lupe even complained about the green Ford Escape Hybrid SUV young David won in recognization of his second place finish:

“My David can’t drive that car!” the mother of five told the tabloid insider. “We’re from Salt Lake City-if he drove that car around our town people would recognize him everywhere!”

Last month, David’s father, Jeff Archuleta was banned from the American Idol set after producers complained the rumored “stage dad” was interfering with show rehearsals.

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20 Responses to ““American Idol ‘Fixed,’” Says David Archuleta Mom Lupe Archuleta”

On June 3rd 2008, WinonaRideMe wrote:

‘Archuleta’ is going to become like ‘postal’: A euphemism for insane.

‘He walked in and things went Archuleta!’
‘I swear, if someone doesn’t take my drink order, I’m going Archuleta in here’

It works.
On June 3rd 2008, Gerry wrote:

David Archuleta wasn’t “the clear favorite” since the final six or seven. Everybody predicted that the final vote would be too close too call. Maybe if he’s done a couple of more up-tempo songs instead of specializing in ballads he would have stood a better chance. As it was, Cook won by almost 12 million votes. Pretty much a blowout.
On June 3rd 2008, Carol A. wrote:

The Archuleta’s are not the problem. The media is. The media has succeeded in publicly bullying a young seventeen year old boy. Now since they have run out of nasty little things to say about the boy and the father they think to start up on the mother. Can you Cook fans not recognize abuse when you read and hear it. For months you people have made fun of a young boy for silly habits he has. I have fears of some of the things I hear taking place on My space by the youth of America, but I have to say the things adults do for entertainment beats the trouble no guidance youth of today. Where are your adult examples. Shame on all of you. Cook stand up for your young brother Archuleta.
On June 13th 2008, Mi-hop wrote:

I can’t agree with Carol A. more. I don’t know if this is a true story. If so, sending spy out to the backstage sounds so nasty. If someone dig David Cook’s family and freinds, you will probably find something crazy about them. Do Cook fans enjoy reading such a story, and you, media do things like that to him and his family for fun? Focusing on negative side of someone’s life all the time, will not only ruins someone’s life, but also influence reader’s attitude towards life. Please have a positive attitude towards others and be a good example. Have a journalist’s pride. I think David Archuleta hasn’t done anything wrong. He brought the fresh air into the Entertainment world. Let’s keep it that way. It is sad to see the media abuse to the humble young man.
On June 21st 2008, Mary wrote:

No..David Archuleta did not bring fresh air to American Idol nor Entertainment. No one stated Da did anything wrong..what all these blogs are about is being a sore loser and honestly, others voted off have so much class because it is a fact that the ones voted off that were more talented as performers are not bashing on the net over this subject but are looking forward to the tour..David Cook has alot of class because he has gone on ahead of all of this and is focusing on the tout, the other contestants..Don’t you think it is time to give it a rest and to finally just go out and buy the CD when it comes out?
On June 23rd 2008, Anonymous wrote:

Wouldn’t any parent be upset if their child lost? I would think so! She probably wanted to voice her frustration in private instead of publicly so I think it’s extremely rude to send out a spy to go spy on the Archuleta family. You never know… Cooks mom or his brother could have exploded too!
And for the car… if I saw a car like that… I wouldn’t even think for a second that David Archuleta would be in it (it’s kind of like you see it, you think its David – so you look again, and again, and again to make sure you were seeing correctly). If it’s the color that makes it stand out… they could just get it repainted with the money David has already made… no biggy (if they are that concerned).
There’s always something people blame the loss of the competition on. For David Archuleta it was his ‘boring’ (I don’t see how boring they were) ballads. I thought Cooks performances were typical rocker performances – I wasn’t wowed by them. They both sang well, but Archuleta really got into the song putting more meaning into it than what it was meant for – you could feel the connection, but with Cook, I thought he sang great… but I felt he sang songs that he already knew, or had catchy lyrics in which he could make a catchy arrangement out of. Of course this is my bias towards Archuleta… so don’t diss me or shoot me down because of my opinionated comments.
On July 10th 2008, COOKIE MONSTA wrote:

david archuleta is hott!!!!!! Lol
On July 12th 2008, Mary wrote:

David Archuleta is good but not great. There is one better that is his age. His name is Delcan Galbraith. Delcan has the voice that makes Archuleta dull in comparison, so to say David Archuleta was cheated of the idol croen is deceiving one’s self. Both Delcan and Charice are going to go further than Archuleta in singing ballads because ballads is what Archuleta does and it has not changed since he was ten yrs old. That is why there is no way to compare him to Cook because Cook is a completely different genre. What really gets me is people keep the competition going for no reason when it is best to just go and buy the CD. What makes Cook so special and absolutely worthy of the title is his ways. I had to laugh over the white hat Archuleta is wearing because he dresses like an old man. I hope whoever has his contract will dress him his age.
On July 16th 2008, LAE wrote:

archuleta fans are sch sore losers.. it’s a good thing DA is not.. he’d be ashamed at all the bashing u heap on DC just because you can’t accept “THE FACT” that AI season7 is over and it was David Cook who won!..
On July 22nd 2008, Jack wrote:

people are pathetic. Hes an innocent 17 year old boy. name 1 bad thing hes done. yup that right. nothing except bless america with beautiful music.
On August 1st 2008, Rascal wrote:

This is utter nonsense. Lupe Archuleta is the sweetest, most benign individual you will ever meet. She loves everyone, supports David regardless of what he does or doesn’t do or wins or doesn’t win — she cares nothing for these kinds of things, only for her son’s happiness. She, like, David, have never been anything other than 100% supportive of David Cook and his family. The foul, shameful stink on stories like this emanates from the media itself, not from the subjects of these unconscionable lies.
On September 1st 2008, cookuleta wrote:

this is so stupid. this has nothing to do w/ david cook fans. cook fans LOVE archuleta, and vice versa. david C and david A are great friends, and their fans love their friendship. this is nothing but the media hyping up stage parents. it has nothing to do w/ cook fans. cook fans didn’t write the article, the media did. so quit blaming cook’s fans. if you go to any of the cook fansites you will see how much cook fans love archuleta too. both davids are so talented and most of the fans of both of them are planning on buying BOTH albums. the media couldn’t come up w/ anything bad about either david C or david A so they had to go after their parents. Cook fans LOVE Archie and vice versa! ‘Nuff said. The media is the problem, NOT the fans.
On November 12th 2008, joy wrote:

i liked archie but his mom shouldn’t have said that. i bet david was mortified! that makes him look like a poor sport.
On November 19th 2008, J.K. wrote:

I think the media needs to take a rest and a hard look at themselves. They are disgusting. Both Davids are individuals with wonderful talent to share with all of us. I personally voted for Archuleta because I thought he was so talented for his age. I have seen interviews with his family and they seem like any typical all american family. Both of the Davids are successful so just knock off the bad comments and let everyone enjoy the one they like best.
On November 27th 2008, Random5185 wrote:

Not true cookuleta. You are probably the only David Cook fan that remotely likes DA. He sucks at singing. His voice is sqeaky and wheezy. I want to stab out my eardrums whenever I hear DA’s voice. Makes me gag. Love you David Cook!!!!!!
On December 25th 2008, China wrote:

I DON’T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS!! DAVID ARCHULETA DID COME IN 2ND, BUT HE HAS TOUCHED SO MANY PEOPLE’S HEART AND SOUL AND HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE ARTISTICALLY, PERSONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY WITH HIS ANGELIC AND HEAVENLY VOICE. THERE IS SO MUCH MORE HE WANTS TO DO AND GET ACCOMPLISHED, BUT REALIZES HE CAN ONLY DO IT ONE SONG AT TIME. HIS MORMON MISSION IS TO CONTINUE SINGING AND DELIVER THE MESSAGE OF LOVE, PEACE AND BROTHERHOOD!! LOVE THIS BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING.
On January 29th 2009, Kisa Sohma wrote:

You guys are very, very mature in this little forum/reply thing here, a lot more than most people. But in all honesty, I can’t blame her for being upset. Could she have handled it better? Definately. But of course she was a little ticked off that her adorable little boy lost. Not to mention, that car was probably BIG and Archie probably isn’t that great of a driver considering he was only 16 when he auditioned for Idol and it probably got in the way of his driving education. I’m a huge fan of both Davids and I was pleased David Cook won, but really , she could’ve been a better sport about it. And, piperazzi (yeah I spelled it wrong), please get of Archie’s case!!!!!
On April 11th 2009, emily wrote:

david archuleta was NOT the clear favorite. David Cook was. Also those parents need to get over there selves it’s not the end of the world just cuz he didn’t win. He won some juior music comp. when he was like 11 so they need 2 focus on being parents not total jerks
On August 20th 2009, Antonio wrote:

David Archuleta, after all is said and done has got a great starting carreer in the Music Industry. and also has David Cook. what about the rest that someone mentions here that were to have better musical carreers? not everyone get the chances in life to succeed. both David are pretty good at their styles. as for the feelings families might had had, well today I am sure it is all forgotten and forgiven.

I have the feeling that we will continue to know more about Archuleta’s music than attitudes.
On October 9th 2009, Bianca wrote:

Hahaha..Funny to hear.David Cook won because he is the best,not just better.Fixed?Fixed yourself..

Enviousness can kill anybody,remember that!!
Be contented of what you have..