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- NAME: Clay Aiken
- OCCUPATION: Theater Actor, Singer, Television Personality
- BIRTH DATE: November 30, 1978 (Age: 34)
- EDUCATION: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Originally: Clayton Holmes Grissom
- ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius
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After coming in second on American Idol, Clay Aiken’s released his debut album, Measure of Man, which sold 3 million copies and made No.1 on the Billboard 200.
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His fifth album, The Very Best of Clay Aiken, was released at the end of March 2009 on Sony's Legacy Recordings Playlist Series. Later that year, Aiken signed with Universal Music's Decca Records. He plans to release a new album in 2010.
Personal Life
Aiken surprised fans in 2008, when he confirmed in People magazine interview that he is gay. In August of that year, Aiken announced the arrival of his first child, Parker Foster Aiken. His long-time friend and music producer Jaymes Foster, served as the surrogate for the child. He is currently romantically linked to Broadway actor Reed Kelly.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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