Gladys Knight nicknamed this Season 2 winner "The Velvet Teddy Bear" for his smooth crooning
The American 
Idol season 2 winner is taking his show on the road this winter to .... His own 
recordings helped rejuvenate the R tradition of the smooth, sensitive, urban 
crooner and... [DOC] [TLE] 2 - ClayManiacs.com [PAR] Jul 24, 2003 ... Aiken performed his hit, "This is the Night," while Studdard opened ... Clay Aiken 
may not have won the competition but he has won the ..... tier of contenders from 
Season 2 of Fox TV's insanely popular talent contest ... Rotund, ever-smiling 
Ruben Studdard, a crooner whom Gladys Knight dubbed "America's... [DOC] [TLE] The Top 5 Best Blogs on Velvet teddy bear - Notey [PAR] ... of American Idol Season 2 (May, 2003) The Velvet Teddy Bear, a nickname 
... by guest judge Gladys Knight, outlasted Clay Aiken to win Season 2 in 2003.