Becoming ... Clay Aiken

See how the singer went from crooning in his living room to filling stadiums. By Serena Kappes

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PROM KING

"This is one of my best friends, Audra Brown," says Aiken of the 1998 snapshot from his high-school days. "We're at her prom. I hate those types of things, but we had fun together." Aiken admits that he wasn't Mr. Popular back then: "Was a nerd. Am a nerd. Will be a nerd. Forever."