ABC It has been 23 years since Clay Aiken came in second place on American Idol and now he's back to perform his new single! The 47-year-old singer, who was the runner-up on season two in 2003, returned to the singing competition to perform on the season 24 finale on Monday (May 11). Clay performed his new song "Rewind" and then did a duet of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with season 24 finalist Braden Rumfelt. Clay famously performed "Don't Let the Sun Go Down Me" on the Wild Card night of his season, helping him secure his position in the Top 12 contestants.