Clay Aiken

Age: 31
Height: 6' 1"

Birth Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Born: Nov. 30th, 1978

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BIOGRAPHY:

Clayton Holmes Grissom was born in Raleigh, North Carolina 30 November 1978 to his mother, Faye Aiken Parker and his late father, Vernon Grissom. When Clay was a teenager, he had a love for teaching and helping young children and later on studied to became a school teacher. When he was about 23 years old, a longtime friend persuaded him to audition for American Idol. When he was 25 years old he released his debut album, "Measure of a Man." (singles from his debut album include: "Invisible," "This Is The Night" and "The Way") His debut album sold over 600,000 copies in the USA in its first week of release. It has sold almost 2.5 million in the US as of 4/16/04.

TRIVIA:

Plans to release one album in 2004, a Christmas album
Was born with a collapsed lung.
Christmas album, titled Merry Christmas with Love, came out on November 16th, 2004.
Got his first name (Clayton) from his grandmother's maiden name. He claims it is a Southern Tradition. (Source: "Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music In Your Life," by Clay Aiken)
As of April 15, 2004, his single, "Solitaire," sold 191,132 copies.
Changed his last name, Grissom, to his mother's maiden name, Aiken.
Was a special education major at UNC-Charlotte
Has sold more albums and had more #1s then any other American Idol contestant behind Kelly Clarkson

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