David Cook (singer)
American rock singer-songwriter
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- David Roland Cook (born December 20, 1982) is an American rock singer-songwriter.
- 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 .
- 4 million copies and being certified platinum by the RIAA.
- The album produced two top twenty singles; "Light On" and "Come Back to Me".
- The album produced two singles; "The Last Goodbye" and "Fade into Me".
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WikipediaDavid 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.
After departing from RCA and releasing three stand-alone singles, Cook became an independent artist and released his first single "Criminals" for his fourth studio album Digital Vein, which was released on September 18, 2015, with the latter two ("Laying Me Low" and "Wait For Me") being featured on the album. The album produced two more singles: "Broken Windows" and "Heartbeat".
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