The second American Idol competition in 2003, became a memorable race between two contestants – Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken.
Ruben, with his Luther Vandross smooth voice is a native of Birmingham.
Ruben won against Clay Aiken, but after the American Idol contest, Clay Aiken became the second best selling American Idol star.
Clay was also voted Favorite Reality Star of 2003 by TV Guide readers and “the most-loved reality star of all time†in a TV Guide poll in 2005. In addition, he was voted “Favorite American Idol” in 2006 People magazine readers. Now these two favorite “American Idols” are coming to Jacksonville, Florida for a concert. If you are a fan, you don’t want to miss this performance.
Saturday July 24, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. at the Florida Theatre