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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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Stupid Claymates
did u guys even WATCH the new video? or the old video? or listen to the fuckin song?? It's horrible! He's an ugly stalker who can't sing!
let's see who replies...
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| | wow...no one replies??? this board is pretty lame...i guess all u claymates spend all your time voting for his lame ass video on trl | AddictedToSimplePlan | You can think what ever you want to.You just shouldn't say it in such a rude way. But I think Clay is the BEST singer EVER!And he is soooo handsome!
Plus both of his video's are the Greatest and so are his songs. | Claymates | let me put it this way -- the ok song had a crappy video...i mean seriously have we NEVER seen someone singing to his fans before??
and the crappy song has i guess an ok video (i cant sit through it without having to leave) but this guy needs a girlfriend so he can stop singing about how much of a stalker he is | AddictedToSimplePlan | come on the guy likes it up the ass!!!
disgusting! | i_heart_emo_boys187 | MY grandmother can make best songs than Clay
Aiken AND she's dead! | love_flag | Simple Plan lover- quit wastin your time
making fun of clay aiken... give the guy a
break- do you even have a life? Quit making
fun of other ppl and maybe you can vote for
simple plans videos- you dont see them too
often on trl-do you??? Hmm... | Nicolio713 | What do you want? TRL'S good Pop-Rock has
been replaced by R&B and Hip Hop songs... AND
YES, Simple Plan had their #3 on TRl with
"Don't wanna think about you" a
motnh ago! Let's vote for Avril Lavigne's
"MY HAPPY ENDING"... Yay! Or
Evanescence's "EVERYBODY'S FOOL"! | love_flag | no thats ok
id rather not | i_heart_emo_boys187 | Clay is
soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo gay! He
cannot sing. He should have been voted off
when it was narrowed down to 32. Better yet
his gay ass shouldn't off tried out. | lilmzqtpi | OMG!!!! Why do you all have to write such
junk about him? I bet half of you never even
listened or watched him before. Why must you
talk down about him, if you don't like him
fine but get off his forum and keep your
mouth closed! | Claymates | clay is an ugly ass bastard who cant sing
wroth donkey shit. | your_nightmare | i hate clay even though hes blatantly
homosexual. most gay guys rock but clay..just
makes me want to throw up. as does his music
by the way | blindlldestiny | good idea love_flag! i'm gonna vote for
avril. i love her! | SPLOVER | Almost everyone hates Clay. His music sucks.
He can't sing worth crap. This is why pop
music is going down the drain. Long live Rock
N' Roll and Heavy Metal. | riff_master | There really is something wrong with you
people. Do you NOT have the common sense that
was given to an ant to listen to something
else if you don't like what is on the
radio. I find it funny that there are like
1000 Clay fans to 1 ignorant ass that
doesn't like him. Who really cares? The
fact is, he IS now set for life. He DOES try
to help people. His concerts are sell-outs
or close to it. He OUT SELLS seasoned
preformers. And, who CARES! who is gay or
straight...either way, he is getting much
prettier girls following him around than most
other guys. So, just take your jealous
comments and stick your thumb up your
ass...that is about the worth of your
thoughts any way! | URSOSAD | | i would fuck clay!!!! hes hot | blackrain13 | ur a sick perv!
| i_luv_gc_punx | he is ugly but can sing but really ugly
looking even with this so- called non geeky
look of his...the american idol who didnt
make it .. | cedesbenz | | | |
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