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July 10, 2003

Cover Story: New Kid on the Block

He transformed a number-two finish on "American Idol" into instant stardom. Now, for the first time, Clay Aiken talks about the childhood trauma that turned him into a survivor

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A Thousand Different Ways

Like flunking out of a junior college, making an album this soul-suckingly awful must have taken some hard work. Aiken and his handlers didn't just pick out any old Celine Dion or Bryan Adams song -- they went straight to the bottom of the well and chose "Because You Loved Me" and "Everything I Do (...

2006 RS: 1of 5 Stars

Merry Christmas With Love

2004

Measure of a Man

2003

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With several platinum records to his credit, Clay Aiken is the most prosperous loser in the history of American Idol. On the show's 2003 finale, Aiken, a former North Carolina choirboy, came in second place to Ruben Studdard — a decision surprising many Idol fanatics (and so-called "Claymates") and even prompted rumors of voting fraud. Less than a month later, Aiken vindicated himself with...

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