Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken first won a national audience as runner-up on the second season of "American Idol", bringing a ringing pop voice and an expressive, theatrical delivery to the spotlight. His debut album, Measure of a Man, opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with songs including “This Is the Night” and “Invisible” helping define his early pop sound. Aiken later took that voice to Broadway as Sir Robin in Monty Python’s Spamalot and reunited with fellow "Idol" alum Ruben Studdard for a holiday stage show. His career moves between polished pop and musical theater, giving longtime fans familiar hits alongside a performer comfortable telling a story through song.