Corey Clark
Season 2 · Disqualified (9th)
Where are they now
Latest documented update, March 21, 2006
Corey Clark released a self-titled album through Bungalo Records, under a distribution deal with Universal, in June 2005, and the album No More Tears in March 2006.[1][2][3]
Key figures
- Album salesU.S., reportedNot documented
- Album unitsRIAA certified0No RIAA certification found
- Single unitsRIAA certified0No RIAA certification found
- Grammy wins0None recorded
- Grammy nominations0None recorded
Known for
Career
During or around the show
- 2003Was barred from the American Idols Live! Tour 2003; Charles Grigsby took his place on the tour.[8]
After the show
Date not documented
- Date not documentedSigned a one-album press and distribution imprint deal with Universal and Bungalo Records for his debut album.[1]
Discography
Awards
Checked October 6, 2026; none found.
Other activity
Sources
9 sources
- Corey Clark (Wikipedia revision 1371036235) — Wikipedia, updated August 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (8) of source 1
- Album and music career section: “Clark's first album, Corey Clark, was released on June 21, 2005.”
- Lead sentence: “born July 13, 1980”
- Infobox, Born line (birth_date):
{{Birth date and age|1980|7|13}} - Album and music career section; infobox: “Clark signed a one album, press and distribution label imprint deal with Universal/Bungalo Records”
- Album and music career section: “Clark, along with the other second season finalists, recorded RCA Records' The American Idol Season 2: All-time Classic Love Songs soundtrack.”
- Album and music career section: “Clark signed a one album, press and distribution label imprint deal with Universal/Bungalo Records”
- Album and music career section; Discography section: “Clark's first album, Corey Clark, was released on June 21, 2005.”
- Other media appearances section: “Clark also performed on and co-hosted the 2005 New Music Weekly Awards”
- MusicBrainz web service: releases in release group No More Tears (Corey Clark) — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (3) of source 2
- Release 17ebec27, title and date: “No More Tears, 2006-03-21”
- Release 17ebec27, title, date and artist credit: “Corey Clark | No More Tears | 2006-03-21”
- Release 17ebec27, title, date and artist credit (no label given): “Corey Clark | No More Tears | 2006-03-21”
- MusicBrainz web service: release group No More Tears (Corey Clark) — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 3
- Release group 226c6777: title, primary-type and first-release-date:
"title":"No More Tears","primary-type":"Album" - Release group 226c6777, primary-type and first-release-date:
"primary-type":"Album","secondary-type-ids":[],"first-release-date":"2006-03-21"
- Release group 226c6777: title, primary-type and first-release-date:
- Kelly Clarkson is Idol's all-time record sales leader, but Clay Aiken leads with single sales — reality blurred, published November 9, 2006. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (3) of source 4
- Album-sales paragraph: “on the Nielsen SoundScan numbers, which show that Kelly Clarkson has sold far more albums”
- Album-sales paragraph: “Corey Clark, who sold only 2,500 copies of his crappy record.”
- Singles paragraph, comparison with the album: “200 more copies than Corey Clark’s album sold.”
- American Idol season 2 — Wikipedia, updated September 16, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (4) of source 5
- Elimination chart row Corey Clark: Pl. 9, Disqualified in the Top 8 column (4/1)
- Top 10 – Country rock (March 26) table, Corey Clark: Safe, with footnote; ratings table episode 'Top 10 Results', March 26, 2003: “Corey Clark was disqualified before the following week's performance.”
- Top 12 finalists section, Corey Clark entry: “He was disqualified hours after the website The Smoking Gun revealed his misdemeanor charges of battery and resisting arrest on March 31, 2003.”
- Controversies section: “in 2005, Clark alleged in an interview on ABC's Primetime Live and in a book, They Told Me to Tell the Truth, So...”
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 6
- Contestants table, row Corey Clark: season 2, place finish 9th
- MusicBrainz web service: releases in release group Corey Clark (Corey Clark) — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 7
- Release bd6f3621, label-info: “Bungalo Records”
- Release bd6f3621, date and label-info: “2005-06-21, Bungalo Records”
- American Idols Live! Tour 2003 (Wikipedia revision 1376504591) — Wikipedia, updated September 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 8
- Lead: “Corey Clark was barred from participating due to his failure to reveal his Misdemeanor arrest. Clark was replaced by Charles Grigsby for the tour”
- American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs (Wikipedia revision 1368978073) — Wikipedia, updated August 12, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 9
- Infobox (released April 29, 2003; label RCA); Track listing, track 9: “"Open Arms" (Journey) – Corey Clark”
Other season 2 finalists
Ruben StuddardWinner
Clay AikenRunner-up
Kimberley LockeEliminated 3rd
Josh GracinEliminated 4th
TrenyceEliminated 5th- Carmen Rasmusen HerbertEliminated 6th
Kimberly CaldwellEliminated 7th- Rickey SmithEliminated 8th
- Julia DeMatoEliminated 10th
Charles GrigsbyEliminated 11th- Vanessa OlivarezEliminated 12th
