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Houston, Texas, USA
David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter. Cook rose to fame after winning the seventh season of American Idol in 2008. Prior to Idol, Cook performed with multiple bands, releasing three studio albums and four live albums before releasing his first solo independent album, Analog Heart.
Known for
- American Idol — Self2018
- Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special — Self2009
- Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade — Self2008
- VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown2003
- American Idol — Self2002
- American Idol — Self - Contestant2002
- American Idol — Self - Performer2002
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
- Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest1975
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1982
Discography
- Analog Heart2006
- Always Be My Baby2008
- Billie Jean2008
- David Cook2008
- Eleanor Rigby2008
- Light On2008
- The Time of My Life2008
- Come Back to Me2009
- Permanent2009
- Jumpin' Jack Flash2010
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- 11,209,770
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David Roland Cook (born December 20, 1982 in Houston, Texas, United States) is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol. Prior to Idol he released an independent album entitled "Analog Heart" released on May 6, 2006. This was followed by his post-Idol major-label debut "David Cook" which was released on November 18, 2008 and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA, as were two singles from the album,
Key facts
- Born
- David Roland Cook , ( 1982-12-20 ) December 20, 1982 (age 43) , Houston, Texas , U.S.
- Origin
- Blue Springs, Missouri , U.S.
- Genres
- Rock alternative rock post-grunge pop
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter musician actor
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar bass piano drums
- Years active
- 2001–present
- Labels
- RCA 19 XIX Recordings Analog Heart Music
- Formerly of
- Axium Midwest Kings
- Spouse
- Racheal Stump ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2015 )
- Website
- davidcookofficial .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Family name
- Cook
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- University of Central Missouri
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.davidcookofficial.com
- Image
- David Cook.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- David Cook
- date of birth
- 1982-12-20
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- social media followers
- 257170
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Encyclopedic overview
David Roland Cook (born December 20, 1982) is an American rock singer-songwriter. Cook rose to fame after winning the seventh season of American Idol in 2008.
Prior to Idol, Cook performed with multiple bands, releasing three studio albums and four live albums before releasing his first solo independent album, Analog Heart. After winning American Idol, he released his debut single "The Time of My Life", which entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number three and at number two on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, selling over 1.4 million copies and being certified platinum by the RIAA. His major-label self-titled debut album was released on November 18, 2008, and has also since been certified platinum by the RIAA. The album produced two top twenty singles; "Light On" and "Come Back to Me". His second major album This Loud Morning was released on June 28, 2011. The album produced two singles; "The Last Goodbye" and "Fade into Me". This Quiet Night, Cook's first EP, was also released on June 28, 2011 and featured acoustic performances of select This Loud Morning album tracks.
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