David Cook wins American Idol

Akhirnya David Cook memenangkan American Idol musim ke 7. After a record breaking more than 97 million votes. Bayangkan 97 juta suara yang memecahkan rekor tertinggi pengumpulan suara bagi para kontestan American Idol. Dengan demikian dia di anugerahi sebagai Idola Amerika yang ke - 7 mengalahkan David archuleta saingannya pada final 21 May 2008 di Nokia Theater. David Cook pun langsung menyanyikan lagu kemenangannya The Time of My Live setelah diumumkan sebagai pemenang American Idol.

Sekilas Davis Cook menurut Wikipedia:

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.

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.
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. While in college, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa.

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."

(Pria berusia 25 tahun ini lahir pada tanggal 20 Desember 1982 di Houston, Texas. Besar di Blue Spring, Missouri dan sekarang menetap di Tulsa, Oklahoma. Merupakan anggota dari dua grup band yaitu Axium dan MWK. Sudah berbakat musik sejak kecil. Pengalaman berkesenian dimulai sejak SD sebagai anggota Paduan Suara, pemain musik di Sekolah Menengah, mendapat beasiswa di bidang teater dari University of Central Missouri tapi tidak selesai. Menyelasikan sarjananya dalam bidang desain grafis. )


Pilihan lagu David pada saat final adalah :

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" pada penampilan pertama

"Dream Big" pada penampilan ke dua

"The World I Know" pada penampilan ke tiga

Dia membawa pulang kontrak rekaman sebesar $ 1.000.000 dan dimanajemeni oleh 19 Management rekanan dari american Idol.