SINGER CLAY AIKEN TO PLAY TRUMP TAJ MAHAL

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ATLANTIC CITY GOSSIP

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Clay Aiken

Trump Taj Mahal presents Clay Aiken's Joyous Noise Tour 2012 in the Arena on Saturday, December 1. Show time is at 8pm. Tickets prices are $34 and $19. 

Tickets can be obtained by either calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420, or visiting on line at www.ticketmaster.com .

Since coming to national attention on the second season of American Idol in 2003, Clay Aiken has evolved into a versatile and beloved popular entertainer. He has released five well-received albums, selling over 6 million units as of 2011. In October 2003, he launched his first solo album Measure of a Man. The record sold 3 million copies and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. With 613,000 copies sold in the first week, it was the highest selling first album for a solo artist in 10 years, going double-platinum and netting Aiken an American Music Award. 

In 2004, Aiken released Merry Christmas with Love, the fastest selling Christmas album in Nielsen Soundscan history. He followed that success with A Thousand Different Ways(2006), All is Well (2006) and On My Way Here (2008). His 5th studio album, Tried and True, was released in 2010, receiving positive reviews from critics across the board. 

Notably, Aiken earned the distinction of being only the eighth artist to ever have his first 4 albums debut in the Billboard Top 5. In addition to taking the stage on nine separate tours, in 2008 Clay Aiken began his critically lauded stint as the inept yet endearing Sir Robin in the Broadway musical “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” 

In 2012, Aiken was runner-up to Arsenio Hall on the 5th season of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice to raise funds and awareness for the National Inclusion Project. Beating the likes of Debbie Gibson, Aubrey O’Day and Lisa Lampanelli, he became an audience favorite, and raised over $350,000 for NIP. http://clayaiken.com. 


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