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Television viewers' first glimpse of Aiken came during the audition episodes at the beginning of American Idol's second season. The show's judges first saw Aiken as a nerdy type unlikely to be any kind of idol, but after hearing him sing Heatwave's "Always and Forever" decided to advance him to the next round. The clip of the judges' surprise during this audition performance was replayed many times over the course of the competition.
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Each contestant is vying for that lucrative recording contract, and the supreme title of American Idol. Well, what exactly is all the hype about? Historically speaking, the AE winner has had dismal actual album sales compared to the mind-blowing viewer ship of the program. In fact, the runners-up in some cases have actually outsold and out-performed the winner and supposed "fan favorite". One may wonder if the voting system on American Idol could be as flawed as the infamous "butterfly ballot" in the presidential election that caused Al Gore to have a "Mariah Carey type meltdown." Will we have another Sanjaya Malakar Season of idiocy?
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American Idol fans have been surprised so far at the talent of David Hernandez. This season seven semifinalist didn’t receive much air time prior to the final 24 being announced, but he’s proven to be a smooth vocalist.
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Clay Aiken (born Clayton Holmes Grissom on November 30, 1978) is an American pop singer who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. Based on album sales surpassed only by Idol winners Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, Aiken has become the most successful male and the most successful second-place finisher in that show's history.[1][2]
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According to Mediabase, Clarkson has received a staggering 3.3 million spins since winning the American Idol title in its inaugural season. American Idol, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, is now midway into its sixth year of competition, translating to an average of more than 730,000 spins annually for Clarkson, since winning the coveted crown. Underwood has amassed 725,000 spins, and is firmly entrenched in the number two position, averaging more than 450,000 spins per year according to the radio monitoring firm.
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ATLANTA, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless announced today it has set a new record for wireless text messaging in the fourth season of "American Idol." The company recorded more than 41.5 million text messages throughout the show's 12-week voting period, which is believed to represent the largest volume of text messaging in a single campaign in the history of the U.S. wireless industry.
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