L.A. Live's Nokia Plaza Alive With Idols

By Ed Fuentes
Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 04:43PM

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David Archuleta greets fans at L.A. Live's Nokia Plaza.

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — With fans lined up on Chick Hearn Court and Nokia Plaza waiting for their American Idol of choice, it wasn't that surprising that a wave of squeals could be heard.

The screams were for David Archuleta, who was Season 7's runner-up in what is known as the David vs David match-up, a hotly contested sing-off that changed the face of television.

At least, that's what a 13-year-old fan told me when she sniffed at my ignorance of such important pop culture matters.

For her, this week's NBA playoff games between the Lakers and Nuggets, being held just across the street at the Staples Center, are merely a backdrop to the more important events taking place inside the Nokia Theatre.

The final voting took place after last night's performances, and either Adam Lambert or Kris Allen will be named this season's winner during a results show that kicks off live for the east coast at 5pm Pacific Time.

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1
celeste writes:

awwww, isn´t he cute... I have his album and I love it...

# on May.20.2009 AT 05:02 PM
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gloria writes:

david archuleta is so awesome love him

# on May.20.2009 AT 05:02 PM
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Trudy writes:

David Archuleta is such a talented singer/songwriter. David's vocals are phenomenal and if you ever get the chance to see David perform live - you've got to go...he is awesome on stage. David's self-titled album is amazing! All this talent and gorgeous too!

# on May.20.2009 AT 05:09 PM
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andreza writes:

David Archule is a great singer. His voice is beautiful and his album is awesome. I love him and he is my american idol.

# on May.20.2009 AT 07:48 PM
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cmaecy writes:

david is soooooooo cute..love the new haircut

# on May.20.2009 AT 08:09 PM
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lesssha writes:

David Archuleta is the most amazing singer ever!!!!!!

# on May.20.2009 AT 08:33 PM
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Oscar writes:

Wow, i was completely unaware blogdowntown had quite some teen readers... or maybe they just googled David Arquetta... sad...

# on May.21.2009 AT 02:42 AM
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lesssha writes:

Just to let you know Oscar. I am not a teen, I am a mother of 5 children. And I happen to lover David archuleta, His music is amazing.

# on May.21.2009 AT 07:06 AM
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John Swartz writes:

ugh... I know downtown has to host everything because its the center of the universe and all now, but I just can't stand this Idol crap.

# on May.21.2009 AT 09:17 AM
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erin writes:

archuleta is awesome - and on need not worry... this kid has fans from the teen/tween set to adults... that's the right foundation for sucess, that appeal across all ages... he's so talented, and very handsome - we love him.

# on May.22.2009 AT 01:31 AM

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