David Cook was born in Houston, Texas on December 20, 1982. Though he was born in Texas he was raised in Blue Springs, Missouri, which is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri. His parents are Beth Frye and Stanley Cook and he is the youngest of three children. David Cook began singing in second grade, when his elementary school music teacher gave him a part in a school Christmas performance. He proceeded to perform in virtually every Christmas and PTA program. He received his first guitar at the age of 12. It was a Fender Stratocaster. He released his debut album, Analog Heart in May 2006. David Cook auditioned for the seventh season of American Idol in Nebraska. He won the seventh season of American Idol on May 21, 2008, receiving 56 percent of the votes, with 12 million votes over David Archuleta, the runner-up. Cook then sang "The Time of My Life", the winning song of the 2008 American Idol Songwriter’s Competition. He released his self titled second album in November of 2008. It has since been certified platinum. David Cook’s eldest brother, Adam, battled brain cancer since 1998[6] and died at 11:52 P.M. on Saturday, May 2, 2009.
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