After beating out Clay Aiken in season two of the show, Studdard released seven studio albums, including his debut Soulful, which reached No. 1 on the US charts and featured his winner's single "Flying Without Wings." He joined the 15th season of The Biggest Loser and lost over 100 pounds, and is making his Broadway debut in December 2018 in a show with Aiken called Ruben & Clay's First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion Show.