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  Mario Vazquez quits 'American Idol', Fox names Nikko Smith as new finalist

  
  American Idol 4 Top 12 finalist Mario Vazquez unexpectedly withdrew from the reality competition on Sunday, citing "personal reasons" in a statement released by Fox.
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  Fox's 'American Idol 4' cuts four more, reveals its Top 12 finalists

  
  Fox's American Idol 4 has revealed its Top 12 finalists, with Amanda Avila, Janay Castine, Nikko Smith and Travis Tucker being eliminated from the competition during the live broadcast of last evening's results show.

• Fox's 'American Idol 4' cuts four more semifinalists, narrows field to sixteen

  
  Fox's American Idol 4 continued its semifinals elimination process this week, with Monday and Tuesday's second round performance shows culminating in last night's Wednesday results show that eliminated four more semifinalists (two male, two female) from the talent competition.

• 'American Idol 4' eliminates its first four semifinalists

  
  The fourth season of Fox's American Idol began in earnest this week, with Monday and Tuesday's first performance shows culminating in last night's Wednesday results show that eliminated of the four semifinalists (two male, two female) who received the least number of votes from home viewers of the competition.

• 'American Idol 4' wraps auditions, reveals its 24 semifinalists

  
  The fourth season of Fox's American Idol has now begun in earnest, with last night's broadcast ending the show's month-long audition phase by revealing the identities of the show's twenty-four semifinalists.

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