US EditionDavid Archuleta recalls ‘American Idol’ and coming out in memoir, ‘Devout’
David Archuleta explores his journey of faith, mental health, and family tensions in his memoir, revealing his 2021 coming out and departure from the Mormon church.
- On Feb. 17, David Archuleta's memoir Devout: Losing My Faith to Find Myself hit bookstores and chronicles his queer identity and decision to leave The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Seeking to process his life, Archuleta says writing was therapeutic and aimed to help readers seeking queer or personal recovery, as he states, 'I contemplated whether it would be better to admit to myself that I was gay or end my life.'
- A mission leader's warning—'My mission leader said, 'If you let your dad back in, he will destroy your life and all of the progress you've made will go to complete waste.'—and an airport fan scene open his memoir with candid family conflicts.
- A ticketed signing and discussion moderated by Dan Reynolds is scheduled at Barnes & Noble at The Grove on Feb. 25, and Archuleta hopes the book will open dialogue with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Archuleta first found fame as the runner-up on Season 7 of American Idol, served a Chile mission while Imagine Dragons rose to fame, and released songs last year with more coming in the weeks ahead.
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David Archuleta recalls ‘American Idol’ and coming out in memoir, ‘Devout’
It’s the day after Super Bowl LX, and like a lot of people who watched Bad Bunny’s halftime show, David Archuleta can’t get the lyrics to the hit “DtMF” out of his head. As the former “American Idol” star bounded up to the patio at Tam O’Shanter, the cozy Scottish restaurant off Los Feliz Blvd. in Los Angeles, the Miami-born singer-songwriter was still buzzing from the performance, ecstatic to see Latin representation on a stage as massive as a …
David Archuleta strips down & bares all in vulnerable new memoir
David Archuleta is ready to pull back the curtain.The handsome singer won over the hearts of fans around the world when he came in runner-up position on season seven of American Idol. Since then, the star has shed more layers after he came out as queer in 2021.Now, Archuleta is releasing his most vulnerable project to date in his emotional and raw new memoir DEVOUT. The book dives into his complex life as he's navigated his identity, complicated…
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