In 2008, American Idol named David Cook as its winner. Now, 17 years later, Cook talks exclusively with PEOPLE about his time on the show, who he still keeps in touch with and what he's been up to ...

As the season 7 champ returns as a guest mentor on Wednesday, THR highlights Cook's top competition performances of '80s hits. By Michele Amabile Angermiller American Idol season seven winner David ...

The season 7 winner will make the rounds next week, supporting show creator Fuller on Monday and performing the season 10 send-off song on Tuesday's finale. By Shirley Halperin As American Idol season ...

Dates chronicle the ups, downs and sideways of everyone's life story. Try these four on for size in singer David Cook's journey: * May 21, 2008: He is announced as the Season 7 winner of "American ...

David Cook is reflecting on his American Idol victory in 2008 and its impact on his life, sharing who from the show he keeps in touch with and a special request he made involving The Price is Right.

LOS ANGELES — For an "American Idol" season so flat and lifeless, the end sure rocked: Ex-bartender David Cook virtually body-slammed teen prodigy David Archuleta in a surprising landslide Wednesday ...

WASHINGTON — The Race for Hope 5K is once again making tracks towards finding a cure for brain cancer in downtown D.C. on Sunday, May 4. It's a cause many people, including David Cook, are forever ...

It’s been 17 years since American Idol‘s “battle of the Davids” captivated America. In an interview with People published on Tuesday, August 19, Archuleta revealed that he and Cook have remained ...

For many American Idol viewers in 2008, the battle between season 7 finalists David Archuleta and David Cook felt as intense as a presidential election. But the two musicians remained friendly ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A year ago David Cook was a struggling musician with just $30 in the bank, competing for a spot on top-rated television talent show "American Idol." On November 18, "Idol" ...

David Cook has recorded this season's farewell song for American Idol. The singer, who won the seventh run of the Fox competition, has recorded a new version of 'Don't You (Forget About Me)', ...