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12/19/2008 8:45 PM
Simon Cowell is optimistic about the Davids' future Simon Cowell is bullish on the two Davids. Not only is the "American Idol" judge pleased with the success both David Archuleta and David Cook have had selling their recordings so far, but he thinks neither David will be a flash in the pan. "Yeah, I have been happy," Cowell said in a conference call with TV critics. "I mean, these aren't easy times in the record industry." Utahn Archuleta, the runner-up last season on "American Idol," sold 183,000 copies of his debut album the week it premiered. Cook, last season's winner, sold 279,000 copies of his CD the week it debuted. And, to Cowell's way of thinking, that's a whole lot more than either of them ever would have sold had they not been on "Idol." "The whole point of 'American Idol' is that you're giving talented people an opportunity" to become recording stars, he said. Talented people who "probably wouldn't get a break or a recording deal" without the show. "And when you see these guys selling records, it makes the whole process worthwhile," Cowell said. "All of these contestants, whether you're talking about Kelly (Clarkson) or Fantasia (Barrino) or Carrie Underwood, they all depend on the material they record. They record great material - fantastic. Bad material - they're in the same boat as everybody else." And he thinks both Davids have made good choices in the material they've recorded for their debuts. "I think they're both smart," Cowell said. "I think they both know what direction they want to go in, so I'm optimistic."
Simon Cowell is optimistic about the Davids' future Simon Cowell is bullish on the two Davids.
Not only is the "American Idol" judge pleased with the success both David Archuleta and David Cook have had selling their recordings so far, but he thinks neither David will be a flash in the pan.
"Yeah, I have been happy," Cowell said in a conference call with TV critics. "I mean, these aren't easy times in the record industry."
Utahn Archuleta, the runner-up last season on "American Idol," sold 183,000 copies of his debut album the week it premiered. Cook, last season's winner, sold 279,000 copies of his CD the week it debuted.
And, to Cowell's way of thinking, that's a whole lot more than either of them ever would have sold had they not been on "Idol."
"The whole point of 'American Idol' is that you're giving talented people an opportunity" to become recording stars, he said. Talented people who "probably wouldn't get a break or a recording deal" without the show.
"And when you see these guys selling records, it makes the whole process worthwhile," Cowell said. "All of these contestants, whether you're talking about Kelly (Clarkson) or Fantasia (Barrino) or Carrie Underwood, they all depend on the material they record. They record great material - fantastic. Bad material - they're in the same boat as everybody else."
And he thinks both Davids have made good choices in the material they've recorded for their debuts.
"I think they're both smart," Cowell said. "I think they both know what direction they want to go in, so I'm optimistic."
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