David Cook: Perbedaan antara revisi

Cook dibesarkan di [[Blue Springs]], [[Missouri]]. Kedua orang tuanya adalah Beth (nama gadisnya Frye) dan Stan Cook.<ref name="kokomo tribune">{{citeweb|url=http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_141001709.html|title='Idol' Final Down to Two Davids|date=[[May 20]], [[2008]]|publisher=Kokomo Tribune|access-date=2008-05-25|archive-date=2008-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708220503/http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_141001709.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Adik laki-laki Cook, Andrew, adalah sarjana pendidikan sekolah dasar dari University of Central Missouri,<ref name="digiburg">{{citeweb|author=Handke, Lisa|url=http://www.digitalburg.com/artman/publish/article_4476.shtml|title=University Grad David Cook Rocks Road To Fame on 'American Idol'|publisher=The Muleskinner|access-date=2008-05-25|archive-date=2009-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625225838/http://www.digitalburg.com/artman/publish/article_4476.shtml|dead-url=yes}}</ref> dan kakak laki-lakinya, Adam, hidup di [[Terre Haute]], [[Indiana]] bersama istri dan anak-anaknya.<ref name="adam unlikely">{{citeweb|url=http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/05/19/david-cooks-brother-unlikely-to-attend-idol-finale/|title=David Cook's Brother Unlikely To Attend 'Idol' Finale|publisher=''People'' magazine|access-date=2008-05-25|archive-date=2009-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601211047/http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/05/19/david-cooks-brother-unlikely-to-attend-idol-finale/|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Beth dan Stan bercerai ketika Cook masih kecil; ibunya menikah lagi dan sekarang berganti nama menjadi Beth Foraker, sementara ayahnya pindah ke [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]], Indiana.<ref name="kokomo tribune" />

Minat Cook terhadap musik mulai sejak ia masih kecil. Ia memperoleh gitarnya yang pertama pada usia 2 tahun. Ia mulai bernyanyi di kelas dua, ketika guru musik di SD-nya memberikan kesempatan kepadanya untuk bernyanyi solo di pertunjukan paduan suara sekolah. Ia kemudian tampil di hampir setiap acara Natal dan PTA.<ref name=spotted>{{cite web |title = She Spotted Her Idol's Talent Early |url = http://www.examiner.net/stories/030808/new_255101403.shtml |publisher = The Examiner |date = 2008-03-08 |access-date = 2008-05-25 |archive-date = 2008-03-13 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080313033407/http://www.examiner.net/stories/030808/new_255101403.shtml |dead-url = yes }}</ref> Ia juga berpartisipasi dalam paduan suara dan ekstrakurikuler teater di SMP dan SMA. Di Blue Springs South High School, ia tampil dalam drama-drama musikal, seperti ''[[The Music Man]]'', ''[[West Side Story]]'', and ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]''.<ref name="spotted" /><ref>{{cite web |title = David Cook, "Singin' in the Rain" |url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2YS9fWmMz8 |publisher = YouTube |date = 2008-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = David Cook Rocked Musical Theater Before American Idol |url = http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=26CF35EB475C4D52A10AFB45F2A83B9D?contentId=6424614&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1 |publisher = MyFox Kansas City |date = 2008-04-29}}</ref>

Ia juga pernah menjadi pemain baseball yang terampil sepanjang SMA. Setelah kehilangan minat dalam olahraga, ia lebih berkonsentrasi pada musik. Kemudian [[University of Central Missouri]] memberinya beasiswa di bidang teater, tetapi ia keluar dari jurusan itu setelah dua semester, dan pindah ke jurusan disain grafis di universitas yang sama. Ia lulus pada tahun 2006.<ref name=alwaysstar>{{cite web |title = Always Been a Star |url = http://www.examiner.net/stories/022808/new_252098745.shtml |publisher = The Examiner |date = 2008-02-28 |access-date = 2008-05-25 |archive-date = 2008-03-05 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080305020823/http://examiner.net/stories/022808/new_252098745.shtml |dead-url = yes }}</ref><ref name=ap20080314>{{cite web |title = Tulsa Singer Cook Rocks 'American Idol' |url = http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jYYq4q_df-XiBXRed9M5orNqfGvAD8VDHPUG4 |publisher = The Associated Press |date = 2008-03-14 |access-date = 2008-05-25 |archive-date = 2008-03-19 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080319042023/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jYYq4q_df-XiBXRed9M5orNqfGvAD8VDHPUG4 |dead-url = yes }}</ref> Di perguruan tinggi, ia menjadi anggota persaudaraan [[Phi Sigma Kappa]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Phi Sig's Own American Idol |url = http://www.phisigmakappa.org/?action=home}}</ref> Setelah lulus, ia pindah ke [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]], untuk mengejar karier musiknya, setelah berkata kepada keluarganya, "Aku ingin memberi waktu untuk diriku sendiri sampai berumur 26 tahun untuk tidak mencari pekerjaan (kantoran)."<ref name=pharos>{{cite web |title = Idol Contestant Has Indiana Roots |url = http://www.pharostribune.com/local/local_story_049114643.html |publisher = Pharos-Tribune |date = 2008-02-18 |access-date = 2008-05-25 |archive-date = 2009-07-17 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20090717003607/http://www.pharostribune.com/local/local_story_049114643.html |dead-url = yes }}</ref>

Cook adalah penyanyi utama dan gitaris band [[Axium]] dari 1999 sampai 2006. Ia membentuk Axium pada tahun pertamanya di SMA, bersama drummer Bobby Kerr. Salah satu lagu dari band tersebut, "Hold", dibeli AMC Theatres Movie Tunes dan dimainkan sebelum film di bioskop dimulai, di 20,000 layar bioskop seluruh Amerika.<ref name=examiner>{{cite web |title = David Cook, a Local Idol |url = http://examiner.net/stories/021408/new_246961573.shtml |publisher = The Examiner |date = 2008-02-14 |access-date = 2008-05-25 |archive-date = 2008-04-19 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080419083308/http://www.examiner.net/stories/021408/new_246961573.shtml |dead-url = yes }}</ref><ref name=bandmates>{{cite web |title = 'American Idol' Front-Runner David Cook's Former Bandmates Recall His Early Years |url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1586507/20080429/id_0.jhtml |publisher = MTV |date = 2008-04-29}}</ref> Axium juga dinobatkan sebagai salah satu dari 15 band independen terbaik di Amerika di kontes band independen [["Got Milk?"]], dan band tersebut juga terpilih sebagai band terbaik di Kansas City di 2004.<ref name=payplay>{{cite web |title= 'Analog Heart' by David Cook |url = http://payplay.fm/dcook |publisher=PayPlay.fm}}</ref><ref name=thex>{{cite web |title = Best of Kansas City: Top Band? Axium |url = http://www.examiner.net/thex/past/archive/stories/0104/0104004.shtml |publisher = The Examiner |date = 2004-01-04 |access-date = 2008-05-25 |archive-date = 2008-04-26 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080426040720/http://www.examiner.net/thex/past/archive/stories/0104/0104004.shtml |dead-url = yes }}</ref>

Cook merilis album independen Analog Heart pada 2006.<ref name=amazonanalogheart>{{cite web |title = 'Analog Heart' by David Cook |url = http://www.amazon.com/Analog-Heart/dp/B0016K6JAS/ref=pd_ts_th_5?pf_rd_p=369229801&pf_rd_s=center-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=163856011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=13DEEEFTVM53AXNNGZE0 |publisher = Amazon.com |date = 2006-05-05}}</ref> Album itu ditulis dari 2004 sampai 2006. Cook sendiri mendisain sampul dan artwork albumnya.<ref name="payplay" /><ref>{{cite web |title = David Cook: Idol-in-training |url = http://www.realcities.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/18502846.htm |publisher = Kansas City Star |date=2008-04-01}}</ref> Album itu terpilih sebagai CD terbaik keempat yang diedarkan pada 2006 oleh situs Music Equals Life.<ref name=musicequalslife>{{cite web |title = Music Equals Life's: Top 7 CD's of 2006 |url = http://musicequalslife.com/Site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=2 |publisher = Music Equals Life |access-date = 2008-05-25 |archive-date = 2008-06-04 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080604230243/http://musicequalslife.com/Site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=2 |dead-url = yes }}</ref> Cook juga memenangkan kategori "Album Independen Lokal Terbaik " oleh ''Urban Tulsa Weekly'' di penghargaan "Absolute Best of Tulsa" tahun 2007. Ia telah menyelesaikan rekaman album keduanya sebelum penampilannya di American Idol.<ref name=urbantulsa>{{cite web |title = Shepherds, Idols and Saints |url = http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A19788 |publisher = Urban Tulsa Weekly |date = 2008-02-13}}</ref> Sejak 18 April sampai 20 April 2008, Analog Heart tercatat sebagai album terlaris di "Album MP3 Top Hari Ini" di [[Amazon.com]], melampaui penjualan album baru [[Mariah Carey]], [[E=MC2]]. Segera setelahnya, album itu ditarik dari [[Amazon]].<ref name=ringer>{{cite web |title = 'Idol' Singer a Ringer? David Cook's Album Already Out |url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351917,00.html |publisher = FOX News |date = 2008-04-21}}</ref><ref name=mp386d>{{cite web |title = 'Idol' MP3 86'D |url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352069,00.html |publisher = FOX News |date = 2008-04-22}}</ref>