The Most Legendary American Idol 2nd Place Singers
March 3, 2010
The greatest television phenomenon of recent years has been American Idol. For the lucky few, it has been their ticket to fame and fortune.
Some of the winners have gone to have great careers and become household names; Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood have enjoyed phenomenal success and sold millions of records thanks to American Idol.
In ordinary circumstances, finishing as runner up would be devastating, but not in this competition it isn’t. There are many who have gone to outshine the ones who were crowned the winner, so coming second is no hardship as far as the American public is concerned.
We’ll have a look now at some of the most famous runners up who have American Idol to thank for a great career, even though they didn’t actually win.
Cast your mind way back to season 2, a skinny, nerdy look guy looked like he’d strayed from science club. Then he opened his mouth and started to sing, and America fell in love with Clay Aiken.
Although Clay was beaten on the night by Ruben Studdard; his career since that night has proved to be much more successful than his victor. He has enjoyed phenomenal success on Broadway and is proving to be very popular and extremely bankable. With a solid fan base behind him, Clay will be around for a long time to come.
The seventh season of Idol introduced us to the adorable David Archuleta. The strength and maturity of his amazing voice belied his fresh faced and youthful looks. His career has gone from strength to strength and he thoroughly deserves the plaudits that are lavished upon him.
It looks as if this year’s second placed contestant Adam Lambert is taking his place on this list too. He was beaten on the night by Kris Allen but in the months since that night, Lambert’s career is going from strength to strength while Allen’s seems to have stalled.
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