Born Mario Vazquez on Not supplied
Puerto Rican-American
Not listed.
Genre(s): R&B,Pop
He competed on American Idol's fourth season which aired on the FOX network in early 2005.
Vazquez is an alumnus of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. He was also involved in the City Kids Repertoire Company in New York City, which enabled him to travel the country and perform in front of the President and at major charitable functions and shelters.
After making it into the final round of twelve contestants on the hit reality show "American Idol", Vazquez suddenly dropped out of the competition for "family reasons" a few days before the finals started. When the press contacted his mother regarding his decision, she wasn't aware that he had made it to the finals. Vazquez was replaced by Nikko Smith who had previously been voted out.