American Idol Finalists Who Still Made it Big
Yes, though the first place winners of each American Idol season get all the glory, there are a select number of finalists who still managed to make it big in the music industry.
Gone were the days when only the winner takes it all, as even the finalists have found their place in the spotlight and launched singles that made it to the charts, and then some. Here are just a few examples:
Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken, the ever-familiar runner-up in AI season 2, has already garnered awards for hit singles he released in 2003.
It was in that year when Billboard awarded the now 30-year old pop rock artist the best selling single for “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”
After that, in 2004 and 2005, Clay received a Billboard award for best selling Christmas and Christian album, respectively, for his cover, “Merry Christmas with Love,” which sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.
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