He may not have won Idol, but he won the hearts of viewers. After we shared the video of his performance of Bridge Over Troubled Water, you asked where Clay Aiken is now - so we found out...
Not only has Clay Aiken released five studio albums since 'American Idol', but he co-authored a New York Times best-selling book and starred in the Monty Python musical 'Spamalot'. In August 2008, he announced the birth of his son, Parker, and a month later, he came out as gay in People magazine.
In the years since he has become an activist and politician. In 2014, he made a run for Congress in North Carolina's Second District, though he eventually lost to the Republican incumbent.
