Ruben Won ‘American Idol,’ So Why Is Clay Mr. Popularity?
Julie Hinds of the Detroit Free Press profiled how the post ‘American Idol’ reaction has been to the show’s winner Clay Aiken receiving more attention and achieving higher singles sales than the show’s winner, Ruben Studdard. Clay had a few early advantages in this matchup. Physically, he is closer to the boy-band pop star mold than Ruben. “He’s spiky-haired, cute, looks like Ryan Seacrest,” says WKQI’s Buck Head. “Ruben’s a little bigger. He’s not selling sex appeal.”
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