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David Cook

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David 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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. David Cook is the 4,366th most popular singer (down from 4,025th in 2024), the 19,377th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,622nd in 2019) and the 1,096th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, David Cook ranks 4,366 out of 4,381. Before him are Rodney Jerkins, Mike Skinner, Killer Mike, Emma Muscat, Jenifer Brening, and Camille Jones. After him are La Lana, Kei, Allie X, Trippie Redd, Sunghoon, and Zhanar Dugalova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, David Cook ranks 1,297. Before him are Oliver Fink, Kayoko Fukushi, Jiří Beran, Chris Baird, Wojciech Łobodziński, and Mehrzad Madanchi. After him are Aksana, Whitney Able, Kento Hori, Sub Focus, Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim, and Mark Lewis-Francis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Cook ranks 19,385 out of 20,380. Before him are Sara McMann (1980), Kelly Catlin (1995), Michaela Watkins (1971), Beanie Feldstein (1993), Kamie Ethridge (1964), and Randall Munroe (1984). After him are Jacob Fatu (1992), Ronny Jackson (1967), Brian K. Vaughan (1976), David Reich (1974), Whitney Able (1982), and Jessica Lynch (1983).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, David Cook ranks 1,096. Before him are Krayzie Bone (1973), Win Butler (1980), Morgan Wallen (1993), Joe Diffie (1958), Rodney Jerkins (1977), and Killer Mike (1975). After him are Trippie Redd (1999), Sabrina Bryan (1984), Stephanie (1987), Gunna (1993), Johnny Gill (1966), and Davido (1992).

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