Kelly Clarkson explained that the two had spent much time together two decades ago, when she won Season 1 of American Idol and Clay Aiken won Season 2. She revealed they toured together after he won.

Kelly Clarkson ... we toured,” the season 1 champion began, referring to the singers’ 2004 co-headlining Independent Tour that followed the first two seasons of American Idol.

Kelly Clarkson ... other four girls that season were very into that stuff. They were very into it." 'American Idol' Winners: Where Are Fantasia Barrino and More Now? Clarkson was crowned the ...

Clarkson welcomed fellow “American Idol” veteran Clay Aiken to “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” where she proceeded to misidentify him as the Season 2 winner of “Idol” when, in fact ...