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Ruben Studdard

Partway through the next American Idol competition in early 2003, visitor judge Gladys Knight christened corpulent crooner Ruben Studdard a “velvet teddy carry,” a nod to his simple, Luther Vandross-styled tone of voice and his Barry White-sized girth. The nickname trapped, because it captured the persona from the 25-year-old indigenous …

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