Holy crap!! I'm heartbroken. I'm not watching the show anymore.
MARIO VAZQUEZ DROPS OUT OF 'IDOL'
March 13, 2005


"American Idol" Top 12 finalist MARIO VAZQUEZ has withdrawn from the competition for personal reasons, FOX announced Sunday. Semi-finalist NIKKO SMITH, 22, who was eliminated last week, will be replacing him. Smith was chosen because he received a higher number of votes than competitor TRAVIS TUCKER. Twenty-seven-year-old Vazquez was told by SIMON COWELL during the semi-finals, "You have a charm about you. There are better singers, but you have a lot going for you."