Osborne Earl "Nikko" Smith Jr. (born April 28, 1982) is a singer-songwriter who was the ninth-place finalist of the fourth season on American Idol.[1][2][3][4]
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.[6]
^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.
^Jaina Wald (April 6, 2005). "When it's "Idol" time at Ozzie's, folks go crazy for Nikko". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. E1, E4. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Myers, Jared; Smith, Jared; Josephson, Erik; Chris Myers (February 8, 2011). Your All-Access Pass to American Idol. Cedar Fort. pp. 130–. ISBN9781599555263. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
nikko, smith, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Nikko Smith news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Osborne Earl Nikko Smith Jr born April 28 1982 is a singer songwriter who was the ninth place finalist of the fourth season on American Idol 1 2 3 4 Nikko SmithNikko Smith in April 2006Background informationBirth nameOsborne Earl Smith Jr Born 1982 04 28 April 28 1982 age 41 OriginSt Louis Missouri United StatesGenresR amp B popOccupation s MusicianYears active2005 presentLabelsThe N Music GroupWebsitenikkosmith wbr com Contents 1 Biography 1 1 American Idol 1 1 1 American Idol performances 2 ReferencesBiography EditNikko Smith the son of Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith 5 is currently working on an album entitled The Revolution On October 26 2006 Smith performed 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 Edit 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 6 American Idol performances Edit Week Song Original artist ResultTop 24 Part Time Lover Stevie Wonder SafeTop 20 Let s Get It On Marvin Gaye SafeTop 16 Georgia on My Mind Ray Charles Eliminated1Top 12 I Want You Back The Jackson 5 SafeTop 11 Incomplete Sisqo SafeTop 10 Can We Talk Tevin Campbell SafeTop 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 References Edit American Idol Season 4 Jennifer Brett April 23 2005 No regrets about his Idol experience The Atlanta Constitution p J8 Retrieved May 14 2023 via Newspapers com Jaina Wald April 6 2005 When it s Idol time at Ozzie s folks go crazy for Nikko St Louis Post Dispatch p E1 E4 Retrieved May 14 2023 via Newspapers com Jamie Ingle January 22 2006 No time to be idle The Belleville News Democrat pp 5 7 Retrieved May 14 2023 via Newspapers com Myers Jared Smith Jared Josephson Erik Chris Myers February 8 2011 Your All Access Pass to American Idol Cedar Fort pp 130 ISBN 9781599555263 Retrieved June 19 2012 Idol s comeback kid Nikko Smith is gone again Green Bay Press Gazette Associated Press April 8 2005 p D1 Retrieved May 14 2023 via Newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nikko Smith amp oldid 1172454386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
