Nikko Smith Biography (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Nikko Smith (born Osborne Earl Smith on April 28, 1982 in San Diego, CA) is a singer/songwriter who was the ninth-place finalist on American Idol.

Nikko, the son of Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith, is currently working on an album entitled "The Revolution" which is due to be released sometime next year.

On 26 October 2006 Smith performed the American national anthem 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

Nikko 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 Choice

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

Safe

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

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