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| Clay Aiken was born on November 30, 1978 in Raleigh, North Carolina. From an early age, Aiken’s family new he had a special gift and talent. At the early age of five, Aiken performed the Dolly Parton/ Kenny Rogers classic hit, “Islands In the Stream,” to a crowd at a local h |
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Clay Aiken was born on November 30, 1978 in Raleigh, North Carolina. From an early age, Aiken’s family new he had a special gift and talent. At the early age of five, Aiken performed the Dolly Parton/ Kenny Rogers classic hit, “Islands In the Stream,” to a crowd at a local high school dance. At the age of seven, he was purchasing his own albums through a mail-order catalog. As a teenager, Aiken was a member of the Raleigh Boys Choir. He also acted in various musicals: The Music man, Oklahoma, and countless stage plays. Aiken dropped his music career, however, in college. He opted to be a Special education major at the University of North Carolina in charlotte. He had hopes of eventually attending the prestigious William & Mary College in Virginia in order to attain a Master’s degree in Administration. This all changed, however, during 2003 when Aiken was selected from 7,000 contestants as a runner-up in the Fox Television Show: American Idol: The Search for a Super Star. Aiken’s rendition of the Simon and Garfunkel classic, ‘Bridge Over Troubled waters,” wowed both audience and judges. Although he came in second to winner Ruben Studdard, Aiken’s career has taken off. Shortly after the show, he was offered a record deal with RCA.
During the summer of 2003, Aiken appeared on the cover of Rolling Stones Magazine. As a contestant on American Idol, Aiken tried not to discuss his personal life. In Rolling Stones, however, he gave an in-depth interview concerning his childhood, life now, and ambitions. In the article, Aiken discussed life at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, talked about the Buben-Aiken Foundation. Aiken co-founded the Buben/Aiken Foundation as a means to provide help to individuals with Autism of other physical and mental disabilities. Aiken confessed, in the article, that he is scared of water, loves instant grits, and bites his toenails. More personally, he talked about his childhood. Aiken comes from a broken home. His biological father, Vernon Grissom, was an alcoholic who was physically and verbally abusive to Aiken and his mother. Grissom left Aiken and his mother when he was one years old. In the late 1990s, Aiken decided to get his last name legally changed to that of his mother’s middle name. Clay admitted in his interview that he thinks of his mother’s second husband, Ray Parker, as his true biological father. Sadly, Parker died in July 2002.
Aiken wowed people when he released his debut single, “This Is The Night.” The song was number one on the Billboard hot 100. It sold over 392,000 copies in the first week. The single beat Elton John’s record of sales for his 1997 single dedicated to Princess Diana entitled “Candle in the Wind 1997.”
In October 2003, Aiken released his debut album entitled The Measure of a Man. The album, which sold 613,000 copies in the first week, went to number one on the Billboard Chart Top 2000. The album’s first single, “Invisible,” has been a top request on the trendy MTV show, TRL. The Measure of a Man was co-produced by Simon Fuller and Clive Davis. The album features the songwriting talents of artists such as : Steve Mac, Cliff Magress, Desmond Child, Steve Morales, and Rick Nowels.
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Clay is Sexy!
I think Clay is sexy...and for all you people
who think he's gay and ugly, well, I
don't really care because that is what YOU
think.
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| Yeah I totally agree! Clay is sooo
sexy!!!!!!!! | Claymates | He has the perfect body...which is totally
sexy! And his eyes...they're just sooo
cute! | your304 | Yep! His eyes,body,voice,personality, and
everything else. Clay is the best!!! | Claymates | omfg eewww he's so fucking ugly!!!!!!! ugh
you're all screwed up in the head! and i
dont give a shit if you like him i could care
less! but that's just wrong if you think
he's sexy. | XXmusicgurlXX | | Clay is not sexy ok he his a ulay fag ok! | janett2004 | Yeah, the last two posts are right. Clay is
an ugly bastard. | your_nightmare | Could someone tell me who the hell is Clay
Aiken. | chris0815 | this particular post is full of fags and
pricks.........clay is so fucking sexy and
even if you dont think hes sexy you have to
admit hes pretty cute | blackrain13 | Clay Aiken is one handsome and sexy dude!
All a person needs to do is watch Clay sing
"When Doves Cry" , Chain of
Fools" and "Signed Sealed,
Delivered" to know that he can
certainly move what the good Lord blessed him
with !
Most people that critique Clay have not seen
this side of him. He is gentile but he has a
drop-dead gorgeous sensual side to him that
makes women melt! | goodnews307 | R u kiddin me Clay is one of the ugliest men
alive he is also A major fag!! | PhArReLlSwOmAnFoEvA | Clay Aiken is Sexy Talanted and very polite
HE IS NOT GAY NEVER HAS BEEN NEVER WILL BE SO
ALL OF YOU THAT THINK HE IS YOU MUST BE GAY
YOURSELF SO DONT JUDGE. | claysjojo | i dont like you xxmusicgurlxx you suck! why
don't you like clay? he's such a great
singer... | i_luv_gc_punx | I don't necessarily think his looks make
him attracive to me. It's his voice. IMO
he has a better voice than a lot of the
performers out today. I only recently
realized I am a Clay fan. I do like his
music. And, so what if he doesn't play
anything, his instrument is his voice-you try
singing like that! lol
His new album is amazing. He covers a bunch
of old love songs, but there is some new
stuff too. He even tried his hand at
writing.
I couldn't care less if he is gay,
straight, asexual or whatever...I just like
the way he sounds.
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