david cook

David Cook won the seventh season of American Idol, a contest in which he was perceived to be the underdog against runner-up David Archuleta.

Born in Houston Texas in 1982, he was raised in Blue Springs, Missouri where he was active in theater in high school and started his first band. He attended the University of Central Missouri where he began as a theater major, but ended up graduating with a degree in graphic design. After college he took up residence in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

David Cook went to the seventh season American Idol auditions as support for his younger brother, who encouraged David to try out as well. Unlike David, his brother did not advance to Hollywood. His musical styling was most often compared to Chris Daughtry, a contest from a previous season. He went on to win the competition, receiving twelve million votes in the final contest – 56% of the votes cast. His first post-Idol album has a release date of November 18, 2008.

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• Idol Bits And Pieces: Kris Allen, Carrie Underwood, Susan Boyle, David Cook and Bday Boy David Archuleta

  
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  Kris Allen is set to perform on December 30th at B.B. Kings Blues club at the Mirage in Las Vegas. The next night he’s scheduled to appear with Allison Iraheta on the FOX network’s Billboard New Years Eve Live special, where he’s set to sing a couple of tunes. More info on the BB King’s gig HERE . ...
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• Will American Idol Work Without Simon Cowell?

  
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• David Cook | David Cook Singer

  
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• David Cook Celebrated Birthday As He Performed In Kansas City

  
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• David Cook Celebrates a Star Spangled Birthday

  
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  David Cook rocks Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday (December 20) with the national anthem at the Chiefs vs. Browns game! The American Idol winner, who turned 27 the same day, had his family and friends there to watch and met three lucky fans before the game! David ’s loved ones surprised him in his ...
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• David Cook Singing The National Anthem

  
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  On Sunday David Cook celebrated his 27th birthday. He had the opportunity to spend his special day in front of 40,000 football fans by singing The National Anthem before the Kansas City Chiefs vs Cleveland Browns game! These may be two of the worst teams in the NFL today, but that didn’t stop David from bringing ...
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• Idol Bits and Pieces: Susan Boyle, Adam Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Matt Giraud

  
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• David Cooks Birthday Gift? An Ice Cream Cake!

  
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  The singer surprised for his 27th birthday with a frozen treat in his favorite flavor - chocolate chip cookie dough!
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• Happy birthday David Cook!

  
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  Today is David Cook’s birthday and I’m sure that many of us would like to celebrate his special day! On his Twitter stream David told fans that if they felt like getting him a special gift that they should consider donating to this cause – and if you know his history with his much-loved brother’s ...
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• David Cook – National Anthem – Arrowhead Stadium

  
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• David Cook sings the National Anthem

  
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• David Cook – National Anthem – Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

  
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• Celebrity Backseat Birthdays - David Cook & More!

  
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  Today’s Backseat Birthday shout outs go to:1965 - Rich Gannon (former NFL QB) - 441978 - Jen Cook (fitness pro) - 311982 - David Cook (American Idol) - 271983 - Jonah Hill (actor) - 26Happy Birthday to all of you![image by WENN.com]
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• David Cook – Light On

  
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• David Cook Joins Kevin Griffin On Stage at the KC Kissmas Bash

  
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  Kevin Griffin of the band B etter than Ezra surprised the crowd at the 99.7 Kissmas bash in Kansas City, Mo Wednesday night by bringing hometown boy, David Cook , on stage to duet in exquisite harmony on “Absolutely Still”. Kevin and David co-wrote the song “Avalanche” from David’s 2008 album, David ...
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• Queen of Manifesting

  
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  That’s me!Last week, when I was feeling crappy at work, I asked the angels for a cookie. Not an hour later, the UPS dude brought me a tin of Berger cookies from one of the brokers at work (who sends them to clients and other co-workers.) Woo hoo! (Always loves me some cookies)MMM!And [...]
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• Carrie Underwood leads 2009s best-selling American Idol albums

  
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• Album Sales: Susan Boyle, Glee, Carrie Underwood--and a surprise appearance from David Cook

  
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