Nikko Smith

Template:Infobox musical artist 2 Osbourne Earl Smith, Jr. (born on April 28, 1982 in Town & Country, Missouri) is an American singer and was the ninth-place finalist on season 4 of American Idol. The "Nikko" stage name was adopted after the initial Idol auditions. He was first eliminated from the competition on March 9 during the semi-finals along with Travis Tucker.

Days later, Smith got a phone call back from the show when the producers asked him to come back because Mario Vazquez left the show due to "personal reasons", so he did, doing very well after coming back. He was dubbed "The Comeback Kid" by judge Paula Abdul because of this.

Smith was voted off on April 6 after his performance of "One Hand, One Heart" from West Side Story during musical theater week.

He is the son of baseball player Ozzie Smith of the St. Louis Cardinals, and also has performed at jazz and blues clubs.

Due to his location and his father's old career he is an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, as are fellow contestants Bo Bice, Scott Savol, Mikalah Gordon, judge Paula Abdul, and host Ryan Seacrest.

American Idol Performances

• February 21, 2005 - "Part Time Lover" (Original artist: Stevie Wonder)
• February 28, 2005 - "Let's Get It On" (Original artist: Marvin Gaye)
• March 7, 2005 - "Georgia On My Mind" (Original artist: Ray Charles) (First elimination)
• March 15, 2005 (1960s singles) - "I Want You Back" (1969) (Original artist: The Jackson 5
• March 22, 2005 (Billboard #1 Hits) - "Incomplete" (2000) (Original artist: Sisqó)
• March 29, 2005) (1990s singles) - "Can We Talk" (1993) (Original artist: Tevin Campbell)
• April 5, 2005 (Broadway musicals) - "One Hand, One Heart" (Musical: West Side Story) (Bottom 3; voted off)

External links

• American Idol official site Smith's information on show website
• Official website