Thursday, December 16, 2010 Posted by Television at 1:15 PM

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Posted: 16 Dec 2010 08:10 AM PST

Season 7′s popular runner-up, David Archuleta, just released a new album, he’s performing on FOX’s NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE, and he has a big birthday coming up. The Murray, Utah native opened up exclusively to AmericanIdol.com about his New Year’s Eve performance, his inspirations, and more.

David released his latest album, The Other Side of Down, in October. He said, “Having a new album out has been really great. I’m enjoying performing again and it’s nice to get to play new songs.” David has also participated in many holiday concerts around the country and he said, “It’s been amazing getting to see many of my fans.”

On Friday, December 31^st at 11pm, David will join multi-platinum recording artist Travie McCoy at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for FOX’s NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE. He hinted, “I’ll be performing a couple of new songs from The Other Side of Down. They are up-tempo songs because we want to keep it fun on New Year’s Eve.” David’s favorite New Year’s memories “are the times I spent with my family. I enjoy that. We’d watch the fireworks and New Year’s celebrations on TV-nothing too intense. It’s surreal and funny to be on the other side of it now. You watch these shows as part of your tradition, and it’s going to be really cool to be a part of someone else’s now.”

What does 2011 hold for David? Many of the fans in the <a href="http://myidol.americanidol…. read more
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