Question: The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition, began on January 15, 2008, David Cook was announced the winner of the competition on May 21, 2008, defeating who, which American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, as runner-up?
Sentence (from "David Archuleta"): In May 2008 he finished as the runner-up, receiving 44 percent of over 97 million votes.
Relevant evidence: No