Clay Aiken has been making headlines ever since his rare appearance on American Idol after almost 23 years. The former participant appeared on the Season 24 finale, leaving everyone nostalgic and wondering where he had been all these years. Well, it seems like Clay had a colourful journey after he earned the runner-up position in the second season of American Idol.
For the unversed, Clay Aiken appeared on American Idol Season 2 in 2003, where he finished second, while Ruben Studdard won the first position. He soon became the first non-winning contestant to have a Billboard Hot 100 number-one single and eventually became a fan favourite. However, after his debut album, Measure of a Man, went platinum, he disappeared from the industry altogether for almost a decade.
How did American Idol change Clay Aiken’s life forever?
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