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• Columbus Ledger Enquirer - American Idol auditions in Atlanta -

  Previous Atlanta auditions for "American Idol" produced Season 3 champ Fantasia Barrino and Season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken, bottom. And the host of the show, Ryan Seacrest, is from the metro Atlanta area.
  
  Memorable former Atlanta auditioners include Season 3 champion Fantasia Barrino, and Season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken. Host Ryan Seacrest, who was present briefly during the first phase of auditions, is originally from the Atlanta area.

• Clarion Ledger - AI ...

  Viewers are annually treated to American Idol audition videos featuring rejected contestants who falsely believe they are the next Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Fantasia Barrino or Jennifer Hudson.

• Boston Herald - "Losing on “American Idol” doesn’t mean you can’t wind up a winner. Just ask Jennifer Hudson, Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry and Kellie Pickler."
  
• UWeekly - "Victoria’s Secret put out their “What’s Sexy” list, and it named Ryan Seacrest as having the sexiest smile. Ryan Seacrest sexy? Really? Who else was on the list, Andy Dick and Clay Aiken?"
• Waterloo Record - AI article mentions Kevin Covais, a former AI finalist -

  "At 5-foot-4 and a kind of pale juvenile diabetic, I knew I was no Bo Bice or Constantine Maroulis. Gosh, I wasn't even a Clay Aiken -- which is pretty scary.''
  

• 2Snaps.tv - Newsweek interview -

  Clay Aiken revealed that he has NO sex drive at all (I heard there are drugs to fix that) and that he is still a virgin.
  
  Here is an excerpt from Clay's interview with NY magazine:
  
  He does not plan on dating, and he is not involved with anyone.
  
  “Heck, no,” he says. “My dogs.”
  
  He has never had a romantic relationship with anyone, unless you count the girls he took to dances back in high school in Raleigh.

• Carolina On My Mind - Clay in Spamalot receiving great reviews from fans, critics.