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Runner-Up 'Idol' Snags Music Deal

David Archuleta inks deal with Jive

By Elizabeth Wolff,  Newser User

Posted Jun 11, 2008 11:39 AM CDT

(Newser) – “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta has inked a deal with “Idol” creator Simon Fuller’s 19 Recordings/Jive Records, the AP reports. The 17-year-old lost to David Cook, 25, a former Missouri bartender, in an upset in last month's finale. Cook signed with the...   Read full story »

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