clay aiken lost to ruben studdard in american idol.
clay aiken lost to ruben studdard in american idol.
who did clay aiken lose to in american idol?
ruben studdard
bullet::::- '"favorite state of mind" (josh gracin - single)









































bullet::::- "a thousand different ways" (clay aiken - cd)









































bullet::::- "the return" (ruben studdard - cd)









































bullet::::- "all is well" (clay aiken - holiday ep)









































bullet::::- "nothin' like the summer" (carmen rasmusen - single)









































bullet::::- "based on a true story" (kimberley locke - cd)









































bullet::::- "nothin' like the summer" (carmen rasmusen - cd)









































bullet::::- "we weren't crazy" (josh gracin - cd)









































bullet::::- "on my way here" (clay aiken - cd)









































bullet::::- "tried and true" (clay aiken - cd/dvd)









































bullet::::- "without regret" (kimberly caldwell - cd)









































section::::releases.:minor or independent releases.
american idol (season 2)
clay aiken was born and raised in raleigh, north carolina. as a young boy, aiken sang in the raleigh boychoir; and, as a teenager, he sang in school choirs, church choir, musicals and local theatre productions. after high school, he sang lead with a local band, just by chance, co-hosting and performing with the band at "just by chance and friends" shows in dunn, north carolina. he was also mc and performer at the johnston community college country showcase in smithfield and at the north carolina music connection and hometown music connection shows in garner, and benson. he performed the national anthem numerous times for the raleigh icecaps and the carolina hurricanes hockey teams, and performed it at the 2011 nhl all-star game at the rbc center in raleigh. three demo albums of aiken's vocals were created before "american idol" with the aid of studio time given as a birthday gift by his mother: a cassette called "look what love has done" (by clayton grissom), a cassette and cd entitled "redefined" (by clayton aiken), and a cd that combined some songs from each of the previous demos:" "look what love has done, vol 2"" (by clay aiken). estranged from his abusive birth father vernon grissom and with his mother's and grandfather alvis aiken's permission, at the age of 19 he legally changed his surname from grissom to his mother faye's maiden name, aiken.
clay aiken