Nikko Smith
{{short description|American singer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2012}}
{{for|the anti-apartheid activist|Nico Smith}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Nikko Smith
|image = Nikko Smith.jpg
|caption = Nikko Smith in April 2006
|background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Osborne Earl Smith Jr.
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|4|28}}
|origin = St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|occupation = Musician
|genre = R&B, pop
|years_active = 2005–present
|label = The N Music Group
|website = {{url|nikkosmith.com}}
}}
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.{{Cite episode |series=American Idol |season=4}}{{cite news |author1=Jennifer Brett |title=No regrets about his 'Idol' experience |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-no-regrets-abou/124644287/ |access-date=May 14, 2023 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |date=April 23, 2005 |page=J8 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}{{cite news |author1=Jaina Wald |title=When it's "Idol" time at Ozzie's, folks go crazy for Nikko |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-when-its-idol/124643483/ |access-date=May 14, 2023 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=April 6, 2005 |page=E1, E4 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}{{cite news |author1=Jamie Ingle |title=No time to be idle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-belleville-news-democrat-no-time-to/124643730/ |access-date=14 May 2023 |work=The Belleville News-Democrat |date=January 22, 2006 |pages=5, 7 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}
Biography
Nikko Smith, the son of Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith,{{cite book|last1=Myers|first1=Jared|last2=Smith|first2=Jared|last3=Josephson|first3=Erik|author4=Chris Myers|title=Your All-Access Pass to American Idol|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z1JbX69v9WYC&pg=PA130|accessdate=June 19, 2012|date=2011-02-08|publisher=Cedar Fort|isbn=9781599555263|pages=130–}} 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''=
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.{{cite news |title=Idol's "comeback kid" Nikko Smith is gone, again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-idols-comeba/124647408/ |access-date=May 14, 2023 |work=Green Bay Press-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |date=April 8, 2005 |page=D1 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}
==''American Idol'' performances==
| class="wikitable" align="left"
|colspan="100" bgcolor="CCCCCC" align="Center"|Week # |colspan="100" bgcolor="CCCCCC" align="Center"|Song |colspan="100" bgcolor="CCCCCC" align="Center"|Original artist |colspan="100" bgcolor="CCCCCC" align="Center"|Result |
| colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 24
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"Part-Time Lover" |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Stevie Wonder |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe |
| colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 20
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"Let's Get It On" |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Marvin Gaye |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe |
| colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 16
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"Georgia on My Mind" |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Ray Charles |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Eliminated{{ref|1|1}} |
| colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 12
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"I Want You Back" |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|The Jackson 5 |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe |
| colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 11
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"Incomplete" |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Sisqo |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe |
| colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 10
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"Can We Talk" |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Tevin Campbell |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe |
| colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 9
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"One Hand, One Heart" |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|West Side Story |colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Eliminated |
{{note|1|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
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Category:Singers from Missouri
Category:American Idol participants
Category:American rhythm and blues musicians
Category:Musicians from St. Louis County, Missouri