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Nikko Smith Birth name Osborne Earl Smith Born April 28, 1982 Origin St. Louis, Missouri, United States Genres R&B, pop Occupations Musician Years active 2005–present Labels The N Music Group Osborne Earl "Nikko" Smith (born April 28, 1982) is a singer-songwriter who was the ninth-place finalist of Season 4 on American Idol.
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Biography
Smith, the son of Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith, is currently working on an album entitled The Revolution.
On October 26, 2006, Smith performed the The Star-Spangled Banner prior to Game 4 of the World Series, at the home field of the St. Louis Cardinals for whom his father had played 15 seasons.
American Idol
Smith auditioned for American Idol in 2005 with the song "All I Do" by Stevie Wonder. Smith made it to the third round of the semi-finals, but was voted off on March 9 along with Travis Tucker.
Days later, Smith got a phone call from the producers asking him to come back in place of Mario Vazquez, who left for "family reasons". After returning, Nikko was dubbed "The Comeback Kid" by judge Paula Abdul after a performance of "One Hand, One Heart". However, in the same week, Nikko was voted off the show, placing ninth overall.
American Idol performances
Week # Song Original artist Result Top 24 "Part-Time Lover" Stevie Wonder Safe Top 20 "Let's Get It On" Marvin Gaye Safe Top 16 "Georgia on My Mind" Ray Charles Eliminated1 Top 12 "I Want You Back" The Jackson 5 Safe Top 11 "Incomplete" Sisqo Safe Top 10 "Can We Talk" Tevin Campbell Safe Top 9 "One Hand, One Heart" West Side Story Eliminated ^Note 1 : Nikko was originally eliminated in a semi-finals results show, He was called back after Mario Vazquez withdrew from the show and he replaced Mario on the final 12.
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American Idol season 4 Contestants Carrie Underwood · Bo Bice · Vonzell Solomon · Anthony Fedorov · Scott Savol · Constantine Maroulis · Anwar Robinson · Nadia Turner · Nikko Smith · Jessica Sierra · Mikalah Gordon · Lindsey CardinaleOther sources Categories:- 1982 births
- Musicians from Missouri
- African American singers
- American Idol participants
- American male singers
- American rhythm and blues musicians
- Living people
- People from St. Louis County, Missouri
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