Clay is truly remarkable because he gives others a chance to shine. A true measure of a man.

i love it when clay was hoping around when the kid hit the high notes!. and making the kid feel good when he was wrong was great too. he's a sweetheart!!

Clay is not too proud to share the stage with others, that is a confident, smart, gentleman!

I love how Clay let this boy have a special moment and Clay really made him feel good about being on stage. That boy will remember that for the rest of his life. Everyone should have a moment where they feel special.

Loved Clay's jumping up and down -- so cuuute

This is so pure.. Rip Jacob

I was there in Albany that night, and this was fun to see again. My daughter tapped Jacob on the shoulder when he exited the stage.

Awww... this was so sweet. He's talented. ❤

OMG that kid was so good. I loved how he just sung out.

OMGGGGGG I WAS AT THIS SHOW!!! I REMEMBER THIS KID!! I remember he started a little bit early and Clay got so excited he started jumping around the stage.. it was in Albany, NY.

To Clay, one of my most respected artists: David Brinkley: A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.

That boy is going to be a dentist when he grows up. His high notes connected all my fillings up! Owwwww!!

Very, very good. Beautiful voice. I like it very much.

it's not everyday you get to see Clay jumping up and down like that. that boy was really good.

That kis was AWESOME!! Clay Aiken is funny!

Up on a stage for the first time Probably, singing in front of a big crowd with a live band, and Clay standing there, yeah I think he did pretty damn good...

THIS KID IS AMAZING

I think I already posted this a while ago on this video, but I was at this concert! Haha this kid was sooooo good... I wonder if he's still singing today...

CA said later in that series (tour) that there was a recruiter in the audience and that Jacob was looked at for a deal. NICE. He is a cutie.

Awww! That's awesome!

hes a brave little kid! hes got a good shot of becoming famous like clay he hasnt really gone through puberty...so its good for a ikid with a high voice

Did you see Clay in the back while Jacob was singing? He was jumping up and down and singing! Jacob IS really talented!

Probably his first time singing in front of a live crowd, so I'm sure he's nervous.. Wow! That kid has a future ahead of him..

I saw a clip on a Clay board of Jacob Perkins.He is now like 18,had dark brown hair and was filmed in a local HS musical.He is from Utica,NY.I think a agent was at that Albany show and he signed to make a record,don't know if he did or not?

i liked the part when he sang "im not gonna wait for a moment could vanish so fast" and the high notes were really good

he went really high! lol. but he was good...clay was so excited..aww.

he was singing an octave above what its supposed to be... omg... thats some crazy range

Not many kids that age can hit runs like he did.. he's not the 2nd coming, but he's very very good.

hope, ya'll! peace!

I wonder what Jacob is doing these days. It's been three years. :)

wow that kid is good and clay was jumpin around cuz he was good lol

anyone happen to save that article on him? SAw this before and he's really good for he's age

Sorry, I meant 12 semitones, or 7 tones, above the original.

Was this from Albany??

He's good! Clay knows how to handle the audiences...

he was singing an octave above clay... wtf... crazy range

It wasn't an octave higher. "This is the Night" is just. that. high.

music o.k

on the chours his voice cracked...i could tell he was nervous i mean come on..its clay aiken! GAH!!!!!!...id sing with that goregous hunk anyday..and im talkin about the man with the red tie =)..teehee

it sounds squeeky in some parts, but he´s singing it an octave higher so it is more difficult...he is good but the song doesn´t fit his range...still Loved Clay´s reaction,he is such a good person

Wait till he hits puberty...

Very good singer, I think the problem was that the key was to high for him, if it was down a little he would have hit the higher notes..

I agree... that kid is very talented... Clay AIken jumps because he was very excited and nevous at the same time that the boy could beat him up.. hahah.. anywa..the claps is for that kid... not for Clay Aiken I guess..

He was singing an octave higher (12 notes above original) to start off, so he was singing extremely too high, otherwise he did extremely well.

i agree that he's a little out of tone, but u've gotta understand he hasn't changed his voice yet, so he can't help it, but he does do a great job

nice performance as a kid, nice confidence. just needs a little pitch control ahha

he said utica...

Jacob sounded pretty good, atleast better then Clay. LOL

kid's nervous

The kid sang great. He would have done better in a lower range song however. A little vocal coaching and he will go a long way.

Nah .. i only think hes ok.... his vocal range sounds high now because hes still young.. the range is lik avgerage i recon.. cause he couldnt reach some parts of the song and later on when he lost it he went out of Key

well, for the first half of the song he was decent. BUt I guess it's the effort that counts

o and btw do u think he practiced this song for a performance live in front of thousands of ppl....even if he messed the later parts of the song...he owned the first 45 seconds of it....most of you couldnt even sing a word...so lay off...it was a kid having fun and getting the chance of a lifetime....jesus....people are ridiculous with critical crap

If you are so wonderful and talented why do you feel it necessary to call down the vocal talents of a 12 year old child?

Nah he was pretty on pitch at the start from my ears. HAD is off. EVERY KISS is off etc. Then it got worst, but he just approached the song too high. An octave jump is a lot in terms of vocals singing.

he is not in key at all he's just getting applause because a little boy is belting out loud notes, except it's no good when they are completely off key but...we should give the little kid a break...obviously he hasn't had proper training and he doesn't know how to control his voice

just because he can belt out loud notes doesn't mean he can sing...he is completely off key but obviously the little kid hasn't had any proper training and knows nothing about control so i guess we should give this little guy a break

wow that was pretty bad haha. the beginning was good and it had potential but the chorus was just rough