Date of Birth: Thursday, November 30, 1978

Place of Birth: Raleigh, North Carolina

Height: 6'1

Clayton Holmes Grissom is the runner-up to Fox American Idol in 2002. He lost out to Ruben Studdard by 134,400 votes.

Clay Aiken attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, majored in special education. He helped establish the Bubel/Aiken Foundation to assist individuals suffering from autism and other physical and mental disabilities.

Before competing in American Idol, Aiken was a CAP MR/DD (The Community Alternatives Program for Persons with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities) worker.

Aiken's seasonal album Merry Christmas with Love, released on November 16, 2004, went platinum in 6 weeks.

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