Ah, the grand illusion of American Idol.
Talented? Eh, sure. Such a broad term though. We're all talented in one way or another, but Clay and singing? Hahaha, no. With a few years of vocal lessons/coaching, you could probably acquire the same amount of talent that he has. Let's put it this way: the majority of us probably know someone who can sing as good, if not better, than him. He's not THAT special.
Plus, I HIGHLY doubt he wrote his own songs and composed his own music. These people are literally puppets: rating generators. They might sell some albums and make a quick million or two, but they won't make a career out of it and will most likely be mocked for years to come (think Milli Vanilli, Vanilla Ice, NKOTB, NSync, BSB, etc..).
Anyway... hottest singer? Hell no. Not even REMOTELY close, and we all know this. What this is is a blatant case of "we need to sell more Clay records" since he's pretty much dropped outta the public eye. Fox is still tryin to squeeze that last dollar outta him, so giving him publicity is all part of the marketing of American Idol.
Yeah, sounds like a conspiracy theory, but it's pretty much dead on
