David Archuleta is putting his music career on hold to serve the Lord.

The 20-year-old singer, who came in second place during the seventh season of American Idol in 2008, told audience members in Salt Lake City, Utah Monday that he plans to stop making music for two years in order to become a full-time Mormon missionary.

“It’s not because someone told me that I was supposed to do it, not because I no longer want to do music anymore, but it’s because it’s the feeling that I felt that I need to do next in my life,” he explained.

As the crowd erupted with applause, an overwhelmed Archuleta began to cry.

“It’s the same feeling that I’ve always tried to follow in my life. It’s the feeling that’s allowed me to have the opportunities I’ve had, the challenges I’ve had to overcome, and the blessings, too,” he added.

“I’ve learned that to trust that feeling. I’m aware that I need to answer when He calls, and that’s the reason that I know I need to do this in my life.”

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American Idol runner-up David Archuleta has reportedly been dropped by his record label.

The 20-year-old singer was signed to Jive Records in 2008 after coming in second to eventual winner David Cook on the show’s seventh season, but has now apparently been released from his contract.

According to Gossip Cop, the news comes after the disappointing response to Archuleta’s latest album The Other Side of Down, which has sold only 63,000 copies since its release in October 2010.

By comparison, Archuleta’s self-titled debut album sold 900,000 copies worldwide following its release at the end of 2008.

It has also been reported that Archuleta has split from management company Wright Entertainment Group.

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David Archuleta makes his debut on The Billboard 200 this week at No. 13, selling 24,000 copies of his The Other Side of Down album. The latest albums by Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry and Adam Lambert also made the top 200, according to Nielsen SoundScan, though none of them saw increases to their weekly sales totals.

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The folks at the Idolator website arranged for David Archuleta to meet A Fine Frenzy’s Alison Sudol, a writer and performer he admires, when David was in California recently. Here’s Idolator’s video of the encounter between the two singers, as well as a performance from Sudol.

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