On Tuesday, Clay Aiken fans were surprised with some fun news about their favorite singer.  The day had lots of surprises.

In the morning,  Broadway.com announced that Clay Aiken was the winner of a poll on their webpage.  Entitled Favorite American Idol – Vet – Turned – Broadway Star, Clay collected 60% of the votes.   The following is the information on Clay.  You can see the entire article at Broadway.com

With the tenth season of TV’s top rated series American Idol ready to kick off on January 19, Broadway.com asked readers to vote for their favorite Idol veteran who went on to appear on the Broadway stage. The votes are in, and it looks like the Claymates were out in full force! Season two runner-up Clay Aiken landed in first place with a strong 60% of votes. Aiken made his Broadway debut in 2008 in the Tony-winning musical Spamalot as Sir Robin.

Fans were surprised when they reached the MSN homepage.  Under the column named  Popular Searches, there was a fun picture of Clay.  Titled Where Are They Now? – Catch up with Clay Aiken (remember the Claymates?) & other American Idol’ faves.

When you followed the link, the page had a slide show of many of the popular American Idol alums.  You can see it HERE

The following picture was used in the slide show.

The site also listed Clay Aiken’s Bridge Over Troubled Water as the “very Best Idol Performance Ever.
Click on Best American Idol Performance Ever

If  you follow Clay on FaceBook or Twitter, you probably saw the short message sent to Clay’s followers:

Clay Aiken
Happy Tuesday everyone. Just over 3 weeks until the Tried & True Tour kicks off! Anyone getting excited yet? We here at Clay HQ are!
Clay Aiken

I liked that message and I am certainly ready for the Tried and True Tour!

What will we see today??  It’s always fun when you get Clay Aiken news!!