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Distancing herself from her "American Idol" image, Clarkson took more creative control with her second studio album "Breakaway", and through considerable experimentation, developed a rock-oriented image. Her second album (2004), yielded five U.S. top ten singles and won two Grammy Awards. The album released by RCA Records on November 30 2004.SonyMusicStore.com. ("Breakaway": 11/30/04) . Retrieved March 3 2006. Unlike her previous effort, it debuted within the U.S. top five and Canadian top ten, and sales were initially low in comparison to "Thankful".Graham, Adam.
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American Idol 4 finalist Bo Bice's debut album, "The Real Thing" entered the chart this week at Number 4, with more than 226,000 albums sold. In addition, Bice's hit single "Inside Your Heaven/Vehicle" was number three on the Billboard Singles Chart.
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The brand new American Idol still seemed a little stunned by all that's happened since she won the biggest reality competition on the planet. But the bubbly 17-year-old, as charming in person as she was on Idol, was delighted to answer questions at the PEOPLE offices in New York. What will her album be like? Has she adjusted to fame? And did she get to keep the Badgley Mischka dresses she wore in the finale? Watch the clip and find out!
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Singer Clay Aiken finished second to Ruben Studdard in the 2003 edition of the TV talent show American Idol (hosted by Ryan Seacrest). The Fox TV series featured performances by 36 unknown singers, with home viewers given the chance to vote contestants off the show each week. Aiken's nerdy innocence and potent voice were a particular hit with female viewers, and he nearly topped Studdard in the final voting: he lost by 134,000 votes out of 24 million cast. (Aiken was skinny and Studdard a robust 350 pounds, giving them something of a Laurel and Hardy appeal.) Aiken's first album, Measure of a Man, sold over a million copies after its release in October 2003 and he was suddenly a pop star. He released an album of Christmas songs the next year, and his third album, A Thousand Different Ways, was released in September of 2006.
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Needless to say, Chris Daughtry’s untimely elimination last year was one of the most shocking events in American Idol history. That bitter moment has surely been eased by Chris Daughtry’s present success as a frontman for a band that bears his last name. Daughtry’s eponymous album was released November 2006 and since then it has been topping the charts both for albums and tracks. The album sold over 304,000 copies in its first week beating out Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee’s albums’ opening sales. To date, the album has sold close to 3 million units worldwide. This makes him the most successful contestant to have never made it to the finale.
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Highlights are expected to include a very special appearance by Kimberley Locke, of American Idol fame. Her solo debut album, "One Love," (Curb Records) includes her top Pop Radio hit "8th World Wonder," which entered the Billboard CD Singles Sales chart at #1. The album went on to sell close to 1 million copies. Her new single "Change" goes to radio in late February, and is from her highly anticipated follow-up CD called "Based on A True Story" which should be released in March of 2007.
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