Clay Aiken, the 2002 American Idol runner‑up, has built a career spanning pop, adult contemporary, inspirational music and timeless standards. He has released chart‑topping singles such as “This Is The Night” and “Invisible,” and has performed on Broadway in *Monty Python’s Spamalot* and with fellow Idol alum Ruben Studdard on holiday tours. In 2026 he returned to recording with the single “Rewind,” the lead from his first album in eighteen years.