Is David Archuleta the most talented performer on American idol? That’s up for debate but certainly the young star seems to be the early favorite to win the competition as the show now enters the phase where the top ten perform for the opportunity become the next American idol. Will another teen win the title like last season when Jordin Sparks took the title at seventeen?

Archuleta is certainly not the most seasoned performer. David Cook has a much better edge and likely will eventually sell more records and Brooke White has carved out a pretty nice genre for her talents as well. Even Michael Johns and Carly Smithson seem to have a better stage presence but as the voting on idol goes, it sure seems like this is David Archuleta’s competition to lose.

But now that he is favored the scrutiny is coming and much of it is aimed at his dad. Us Weekly magazine reports this week that the seventeen-year-old star may have flubbed his rendition of “We Can Work It Out” on the March 11 show because of pressure from dad Jeff. According to Entertainment Tonight, the elder Archuleta, 40, yelled at his son about the song’s arrangement during a recording session the day before, bringing him to tears.

But American Idol vocal coach Debra Byrd insists this is nothing new. “I mean, nobody said anything about Jordin Spark’s mom or grandmother, or Diane DeGarmo, or John Steven’s mom. I could go on and on,” she says. “He’s just a concerned parent like any of the other Idol parents.” Check out more American idol coverage here.

Source: National Ledger