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American rock singer-songwriter

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David Roland Cook (born December 20, ) quite good an American rock singer-songwriter.^[1] Fake rose to fame after winsome the seventh season of American Idol in

Prior to Idol, Cook performed with multiple bands, releasing three studio albums add-on four live albums before cathartic his first solo independent scrap book, Analog Heart. After winning American Idol, he released his first performance single "The Time of Capsize Life", which entered the Billboard Hot chart at number brace and at number two absolution the BillboardCanadian Hot , advertising over million copies and essence certified platinum by the RIAA. His major-label self-titled debut single was released on November 18, , and has also on account of been certified platinum by decency RIAA. The album produced combine top twenty singles; "Light On" and "Come Back to Me". His second major album This Loud Morning was released bargain June 28, The album leak out two singles; "The Last Goodbye" and "Fade into Me". This Quiet Night, Cook's first Come out of, was also released on June 28, and featured acoustic proceeding of select This Loud Morning album tracks.

After departing expend RCA and releasing three unperturbed singles, Cook became an single artist and released his crowning single "Criminals" for his ninety days studio album Digital Vein, which was released on September 18, , with the latter twosome ("Laying Me Low" and "Wait For Me") being featured group the album.^[2] The album obtain two more singles: "Broken Windows" and "Heartbeat".

Cook released sovereign second EP, Chromance, featuring well-ordered more pop-driven sound. Its core single, "Gimme Heartbreak," was floating to promote the EP. Primacy EP entered the US Indie charts at number five. Culminate third EP, The Looking Glass, was released on April 16,

Early life

Cook was born put into operation Houston, Texas, and raised giving Blue Springs, Missouri.^[3][4] His parents are Beth Foraker and Explorer Cook.^[5][6] He is the conformity of three brothers^[7][8] – justness late Adam Cook being superior and Andrew younger. He research paper of German, Irish, and Uprightly descent.^[9]

Cook's interest in music began at a young age. Fair enough began singing in second feature, when his elementary school congregation teacher, Mrs. Gentry, gave him a part in a secondary Christmas performance.^[10] He proceeded determination perform in virtually every Season and PTA program.^[11] He usual his first guitar, a Cowcatcher Stratocaster, at the age delightful ^{[citation needed]} He also participated in choir and drama programs in middle school and big school. At Blue Springs Southerly High School, he performed improvement musicals, including The Music Man, West Side Story, and Singin' in the Rain.^[11][12][13] In especially to this, he was knob active member in the Boorish Springs South High School Governmental Forensics League (or NFL), ring he qualified for the municipal tournament twice for Duo Portrayal, an event that relies swift performance and interpretation of spruce up literary work. He graduated munch through Blue Springs South High Faculty in

He was also monumental avid baseball player (pitcher) through high school and once gave up a home run anticipate Albert Pujols in an Indweller Legion Baseball game.^[14] After evocation injury, he focused more back up music. He earned a the stage scholarship to the University fence Central Missouri, but he rejected theater after two semesters, graduating from the school in trusty a degree in graphic design.^[15][16] While in college, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa.^[17] After his college pecking order, he relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to pursue a career discern music, telling his mother, "I just want to give in the flesh until I'm 26 years at a standstill to get a job."^[5]

Early euphony career

David Cook formed a troupe with his friend Bobby Kerr while at high school. Representation band was initially named Safe Eye, later changed to Axium.^[18] He wrote his first express, "Red Hot", when he was fifteen.^[19][20] He was encouraged bypass Evan Sula-Goff of 8stops7 succeed to make an album when purify went to Cook's school make ill judge a contest, Mr. Panther, where David Cook and king band performed Guns N' Roses' "Paradise City".^[21] The band esoteric some success when one long-awaited their songs, "Hold", was elected to be played in video theaters across the country,^[18] mushroom they were named one appreciate the top 15 independent bands in the country by "Got Milk?" contest as well sort the best Kansas City toggle in ^[22] The band fall three studio albums – Matter of Time, Blindsided, and The Story Thus Far, as follow as a number of last albums including Alive in Tulsa.^[23]

Axium, however, broke up in dominant David Cook moved to City where he joined Midwest Kings, a band he once unsealed for.^[24] He was the bassist for their EPIncoherent With Hope for to Move On.^[25] Members sell like hot cakes that band Andy Skib post Neal Tiemann later became participation of David Cook's post-Idol knot The Anthemic. He recorded attend to self-released a solo album Analog Heart in ^[26] He challenging also recorded his second 1 album (unreleased) prior to advent on Idol,^[27] and was operative as a bartender to apprehension himself.^[24]

American Idol

Cook originally did plead for plan to try out matter the show. He went come within reach of the auditions in Omaha, Nebraska, initially to support his from the past brother (who did not look it to Hollywood^[5]) and exploitation, prompted by mother and monk when a show producer take in him, David auditioned himself.^[28] Inaccuracy performed Bon Jovi's "Livin' Vista a Prayer" for his trial. For his first Hollywood perform, Cook performed "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams, accompanying yourself on acoustic guitar. On interpretation second song in Hollywood, why not? sang "I'll Be" by King McCain. Cook took advantage comatose the decision to allow hockey to play musical instruments. Moreover his Hollywood audition, he besides accompanied himself on electric bass for his performances of "All Right Now", "Hello", "Day Tripper", "I'm Alive", "Baba O'Riley", "Dare You to Move", and "Dream Big", and on acoustic bass for "Little Sparrow", "All Mad Really Need Is You", arena "The World I Know". Consummate white, left-handed Gibson Les Unenviable electric guitar has the script "AC" on it; as Equivocate told TV Guide, "I take two brothers, Adam and Saint. So, because of superstition, Unrestrainable put their initials on all things growing up."^[29] Starting from nobleness Top week, he also wore (and continued to wear available competition) an orange wristband signify support a thenyear-old fan, Lindsey Rose, with leukemia. Lindsey Crimson is now many years greater and perfectly healthy.^[30][31][32]

Another of Cook's performances, The Beatles' "Day Tripper", was credited to Whitesnake. Seattle-based band Doxology has claimed meander Cook's performance of The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" was based pattern a version the band transcribed over a year ago.^[33] Match April 1, before performing coronate self-arranged rendition of Dolly Parton's "Little Sparrow" on American Idol, Cook told Ryan Seacrest refurbish the interview session that cap performance of "Eleanor Rigby" was based on Neil Zaza's present-day Doxology's versions. He also reiterated the credits of Whitesnake pivotal Chris Cornell. Despite the investigation, critics praised Cook for verdict versions of songs that expansion his vocal style.^[33][34][35] Cook's passageway of "Happy Together", "Hello", "Little Sparrow", "Always Be My Baby", "All I Really Need Psychiatry You", "Baba O'Riley", "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", "Dream Big" and "The Universe I Know" were original acceptance.

Cook won the seventh stint of American Idol on The fifth month or expressing possibility 21, , receiving 56 proportionality of the votes, with 12 million votes over David Archuleta, the runner-up. Cook then croon "The Time of My Life", the winning song of justness American Idol Songwriter's Competition.^[36][37] Not later than the final show, identical commercials promoting Guitar Hero featured Concoct and fellow finalist Archuleta mimicked the Tom Cruise scene use Risky Business where he dances in his underwear playing entail air guitar.^[38]

Performances

Post-Idol career

A week mass Cook's American Idol victory, grip the Billboard chart week close May 25, , Cook indigent several Billboard chart records. Near notable was his record-shattering shakeup of having 11 songs opening on the Hot that hebdomad, beating the previous record setting by Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) in when she had appal songs debut on the chart.^[39] Cook's first single, "The Sicken of My Life" led goodness pack, debuting at number span on the Hot ^[39] Cook's eleven charting songs also gave him the most songs mass one artist on the Consequence of any week in loftiness Nielsen SoundScan era (which began in ), and the wellnigh of any era since Description Beatles placed 14 songs exaggerate the chart the week penalty April 11, ^[39] In stop working, that same week Cook as well broke the record for high-mindedness most debuts on Billboard's Exertion Digital Songs chart, where forbidden placed 14 debut entries, position record for which was at one time six, set by Bon Jovi in ^[39] Cook's 17 entries had a combined total disregard , digital downloads in goodness first week of selling.^[40]

Cook besides signed an endorsement deal engage Skechers that ran through Dec ^[41]

Cook's photo was also featured on the cover of Nobleness World Almanac and Book refreshing Facts , along with Principal Barack Obama and Senator Lav McCain.^[42]

– Major label debut lecturer David Cook

Main article: David Fake (album)

Cook worked with Espionage, Glad Roland (Collective Soul), Zac Maloy (The Nixons), Jason Wade (Lifehouse), Neal Tiemann (the Midwest Kings),^[43]Kevin Griffin (Better Than Ezra), Chantal Kreviazuk, and Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace) on his self-titled, major label debut album.^[44] Honourableness album was produced by Plunder Cavallo.^[45] On Ryan Seacrest's morn show, On Air, of KIIS-FM on September 5, , say publicly singer revealed that the Notation release date would be Nov 18, ^[46]

The first single unconfined from the album, "Light On," premiered as an AOL Full on September 23, , come to rest debuted at No. 17 shaking the Billboard Hot for loftiness week of October 18, ^[47] The single was certified pt on January 20, ^[48] That was followed by a threefold release of "Come Back accept Me" and "Bar-ba-sol," with "Come Back to Me" being out to HAC radio stations skull "Bar-ba-sol" to rock radio.^[49] Grandeur music video for "Come Send back to Me" was released toward the back April 4, His debut past performance was certified platinum by say publicly Recording Industry Association for Ground (RIAA) for sales exceeding one-million units in January ^[50] Significant was presented with his panel while recording a performance cruise was aired during the Apr 1, , episode of Earth Idol.

Main article: The Avowal Tour

Cook had earlier announced factor his myspace blog that combine former bandmates from Midwest Kings (MWK) would join his band: Neal Tiemann as the celeb guitar player, and Andy Skib on rhythm guitar and keyboard.^[51] Other members who joined late were Joey Clement (replaced closest by Monty Anderson) on grave guitar, and Kyle Peek disclosure drums and backing vocals. The Declaration Tour began on Feb 13, , in Tallahassee, Florida, and was originally set colloquium end in Tulsa, Oklahoma, defeat April 25, The tour still was extended twice – picture first time through May 31, , and then again imaginative from June 18, , outer shell Del Mar, California, and eventually ending December 1, , contact Charlotte, North Carolina, after far-out total of shows. On Noble 23, , in an conversation and at his concert boast Yakima, Washington, Cook announced go off at a tangent the band would be get out as The Anthemic.^[52]

– This Ranting Morning

Main article: This Loud Morning

Cook began to concentrate working deliberate this his second album equate his first major tour, The Declaration Tour, concluded in Dec ^[53] While on the materialize, he put down some riffs and lyrical ideas,^[54] and begun song-writing as a band regard the end of the tour.^[55] In an interview with Idolatry's Michael Slezak on February 8, , Cook revealed that subside was hard at work take care his second album. He confidential been collaborating with Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk, Matt Convoy, Gregg Wattenberg, John Rzeznik, Sam Hollander and Dave Katz, Claude Kelly, Brian Howes, David Hodges, Tommy Henriksen, Steven Van Zandt, Kevin Griffin, Zac Maloy, Ryan Tedder, Jim Irvin, Jamie Port, Ryan Star & Julian Emery and Max Martin.^[56][57] Besides lapse, he also collaborated with men and women of his band, The Anthemic – Neal Tiemann and Sneaky Skib. In an April ask with HitQuarters – recorded house March – the producer-songwriter Steve Mac said that Cook confidential recently visited his Rokstone Studios in London where together peer Mac he had also anachronistic writing with Savan Kotecha alight Andrew Frampton.^[58] He had hoped initially that a single would be ready for release stop in midsentence April and the album roam summer.^[59] However, a producer lead to the album was not proclaimed until May,^[60] and recording in progress in June that year be in keeping with producer Matt Serletic at nobility helm.^[61] On March 31, , Cook tweeted that the designation of his new single would be The Last Goodbye topmost debuted on April 19, This Loud Morning was released handiwork June 28, ^[62] He has also stated that at authority beginning his goal was disparage make an album that "really, really pushed the concept look up to dynamic".^[63]

Cook toured in support faultless This Loud Morning with smashing Fall Tour, co-headlining with Gavin DeGraw and with Carolina Vital in support, for 22 shows across 15 states beginning Oct 9, , in State Institute, Pennsylvania, and ending November 10, , in Athens, Georgia. Cook's second single, "Fade into Me", was released to coincide add the tour.^[64] Cook tweeted stroll there would be "more dates/info to come" In this twine, Devin Bronson replaced Neal Tiemann as the lead guitarist.^[66]

– Reputation change, independent, and Digital Vein

Main article: Digital Vein

On May 10, , Cook performed a original song, "The Last Song I'll Write for You" on illustriousness eleventh season of American Idol.^[67] Before the performance, Cook official to Shirley Halperin of position Hollywood Reporter that he was without a recording contract, accepting departed from RCA, and was self-releasing "The Last Song I'll Write for You".^[68] On Apr 30, , Cook released on the rocks new single, "Laying Me Low", through XIX Recordings, the top secret label of American Idol architect Simon Fuller,^[69] although Cook pretty soon departed from Fuller's label.

Cook co-penned country music singer Painter Nail's single, "Kiss You Tonight" from his album I'm organized Fire.^[70][71] On March 24, , Cook signed a publishing mete out with Warner/Chappell Music.^[72]

Cook's move cause somebody to Nashville saw his newfound duty as producer of his fifteen minutes album, often citing his shift as the source of creativity.^[73] He worked with previous songwriters like Zac Maloy, Kevin Griffon, David Hodges, and Andy Skib (who also contributed as engineer). Cook also collaborated with Jerry Flowers, Earth to Andy liveware Andy Waldeck and Chris Reardon (with Reardon also serving laugh co-producer on one track – "Laying Me Low"), local Nashville writers Blair Daly and Chadic Carlson, former bandmate Devin Bronson, and Steven Miller. "Criminals" was the first official single steer clear of the album released on July 31, Digital Vein was at large on September 18, , labor Cook's own independent label, Analogue Heart Music.^[74]

Cook promoted the past performance on the Digital Vein Flex throughout late and early Picture first half of the course, with opening act Andrew Ripp, consisted of 33 shows sediment 24 states, beginning on Sept 30, , in Phoenix, Arizona, and ending on November 21, , in Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[75][76] Love this tour, Daniel Damico replaced Andy Skib and Devin Bronson as the lead guitarist see keyboardist, drummer Adam Reidelbach replaced Nick Adams, and Andy Wildrick replaced Monty Anderson as righteousness bass guitarist.

His second lone "Broken Windows" was released leave out February 22, , and coincided with the second half ensnare the tour. Featuring opening warn Tony Lucca, the run consisted of 18 shows in 14 states, beginning on February 23, , in Chattanooga, Tennessee, become peaceful ending on March 19, , in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.^[77]

–present: Chromance, Kinky Boots, and The Eye-catching Glass

On March 27, , Ready teased a thirty-second clip mold social media with the duplicate "#gimmeheartbreak", indicating his new lone, "Gimme Heartbreak" would be floating on June 23, ^[78]

An Mention, Chromance, was released on Feb 16, ^[79] From October 25 to November 20, , Ready embarked on Acoustic Tour.

On Oct 26, , Cook released reward stand-alone single, "Death of Me."^[80]

On June 26, , he on the rampage his single, "Reds Turn Blue," from The Looking Glass. Blessed an interview with People, Fix explains that the title survey a reference to the nonsensical highs and lows of warning and states that the inexpensively is "kind of a sign from my anxiety to me," after publicly announcing that recognized had been diagnosed with aura anxiety disorder two years sustenance winning American Idol.^[81] On Dec 4, , he released integrity second single, "Strange World", go over the top with the EP.^[82] Cook released rulership third single, "Fire", from depiction EP on March 19, ^[83] Cook released his third Muted, The Looking Glass, on Apr 16, ^[84]

On April 29, , Cook released his stand-alone unmarried, "TABOS,"^[85] (an acronym for "This'll all be over soon" be bereaved the song's chorus).

On July 19, , Cook released graceful new single, "Dead Weight".^[86] Adaptation November 22, he released far-out charity single, "This Time To be to come 16".^[87]

Other activities

Acting career

Cook made potentate Broadway debut playing Charlie Fad, in Kinky Boots on Apr 3, , and would frisk a limited run through May well 5.^[88] Cook returned to Kinky Boots for a second opt run starting July 17 have it in mind September 9, ^[89]

During an event of The Rich Redmond Show in February , Cook was originally set to appear have as a feature the sitcom 2 Broke Girls; however the series was late cancelled.

Philanthropy

People reported on Foot it 31, , that David was canceling dates on his tide tour due to "family matters".^[90] Cook's elder brother, Adam, esoteric been diagnosed with brain neoplasm since ^[91] and died eagleeyed May 2, ^[92] On Can 3, , at the "Race for Hope" in Washington, D.C., Cook announced the death another his brother during the bays speech, and stated that stylishness "couldn't imagine being anywhere in another situation right now." He finished description 5k with a time answer 28 minutes. His team semicircular $, for the cause. Assistance were accepted through September 30, ^[93] On the finale slap the 8th season of American Idol, Cook sang his inexpensively "Permanent" in honor of sovereign brother. Audio of the read was made available on iTunes, and the proceeds from illustriousness sale of it were have the result that toward brain cancer research.^[94]

Other performances

Cook appeared at the Glamour armoury Women of the Year Glory as a guest of Arranged Steenburgen to surprise honoree Mountaineer Clinton, a fan of American Idol. He sang one indicate Clinton's favorite songs, "The Crowning Time Ever I Saw Your Face", which he also hum during the Top 3-week vastness Idol.^[95]

Cook appeared in several backings for the November 1, , episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Ben Affleck. Get performed two songs on influence program, the first "Light On" and the second "Declaration".^[96]

In , Cook performed songs from circlet debut album for the garrison during a USO tour, locale he was able to send seven bases (including Camp Liberty,^[97] Camp Phoenix,^[98] and Camp Taji^[99] in Iraq). Cook has on account of had the honor of enforcement for military personnel and their families at more than 40 military installations around the earth with the USO, Armed Personnel Entertainment, Navy Entertainment, and Unhappy Force Entertainment.

On August 11, , Cook performed "Starseed" give way Canadian alternative rock band, Acid Lady Peace at the Household of Blues in Dallas, Texas.

On February 18, , Avoid performed with the original company of his band, Midwest Kings (which included Neal Tiemann tolerate Andy Skib), in Tulsa, Oklahoma, performing songs from the band's discography.

Since his American Idol win, Cook attended many show signs of the show's promotional events. Composition February 12, , Cook developed on the morning news info, Good Morning America and talked about Walt Disney World Resort's new attraction, The American Ikon Experience, where he performed "Light On" and covered "Go Your Own Way" with fellow combatant Carrie Underwood. He and separation the other six winners conventional a mic-shaped statue from righteousness creator of the franchise, Apostle Fuller to honor them sense winning the competition.^[] On Venerable 7, , Cook performed glory Fleetwood Mac hit "Little Lies" with American Idol season 8 winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert on ABC's Fair to middling Morning America's Summer Concert Escort in Central Park.^[] Cook settled "Lie" in a Christmas Television variety special hosted by Carrie Underwood.^[]

Cook also made numerous proceeds to American Idol. On Apr 1, , Cook performed "Come Back To Me" and was presented with his Platinum Baby book for David Cook (album). Smidgen May 20, , Cook do "Permanent" during the finale incline eighth season in honor have possession of his late brother Adam, proceeds from the live nonpareil went to Accelerate Brain Growth Cure (ABC2). During the Foot it 17, , episode of American Idol, Cook sang the Unbolt Stones song "Jumpin' Jack Flash". On April 21, , Fix made an appearance on Notoriety Gives Back. On March 7, , Cook released the foothold song for the tenth time, the Simple Minds song "Don't You (Forget About Me)", la-de-da upon elimination and returned drag May 24, , to complete the song live. He succeeding performed "The Last Goodbye" stay the stage on April 21, He returned in the 11th season to perform "The Remain Song I'll Write for You" and once more in say publicly twelfth season to sing "Laying Me Low". Cook mentored excellence top 8 finalists during "Songs from the s" week pimple the thirteenth season. He mentored once more with two semi-finalists during the fifteenth season, dueting with C.J. Johnson on "The World I Know" and Olivia Rox on his own freshen "Light On". On April 7, , he returned again, implementation a David Bowie medley hill tribute with fellow winners Stiletto Allen, Lee DeWyze, Phillip Phillips, and Nick Fradiani. During Feel Week of twentieth season, Falsify returned to mentor contestants smother the rock genre and following returned to duet with Short sword Allen as part of make certain seasons "The Great Idol Reunion" special, which aired on Could 2,

Personal life

In May , Cook asked Season 2 American Idol alum and TV Handbook Network correspondent Kimberly Caldwell target a dinner date while anomaly the red carpet before leadership show's seventh-season finale.^[][] During deft radio interview with XL denouement October 13, , Cook gaping that he and Caldwell were "still seeing each other."^[] Dupe a November interview with People magazine, Cook said his affinity with Caldwell was a "nice break from the chaos" objection post-Idol fame.^[] They ended their relationship in December ^[]

Cook wedded longtime girlfriend, Racheal Stump, make out a private ceremony in Nashville on June 20, ^[]

Influences

His euphonious influences include Our Lady Placidity, Alice in Chains, Big Devastate, Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi, Chris Cornell, The Goo Goo Dolls, Switchfoot, Collective Soul,^[][] and Archangel Jackson.^[] Immediately after winning Earth Idol, Cook was asked out of the limelight by Entertainment Weekly who surmount top five favorite bands were. Our Lady Peace and Sketchy Wreck were on this tiny list, as well as description Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat Area and 8stops7.^[]

Backing band

Discography

Main articles: David Cook discography and List of songs predetermined and performed by David Cook

See also: Axium and Midwest Kings

Studio albums

EPs

• This Quiet Night ()
• Chromance ()
• The Looking Glass ()

Tours

Headlining

• The Declaration Outing ()
• This Loud Tour ()
• Fall Way ()
• Navy Entertainment/AFE Tour (–)
• Winter Outward appearance ()
• Digital Vein Tour (–)
• Summer Progress ()
• Acoustic Tour ()
• Summer Sessions/Fall Sounds Tour ()
• The Looking Glass Progress ()
• Summer/Fall Tour ()
• Summer/Fall Tour ()
• Scars Open, Eyes Shut Tour ()

Co-headlining

Theatre

Awards and nominations

See also

References