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Full Name:Mario Vazquez
Birth Name:Mario Adrian Vasquez
Famous As: Singer
Date of Birth: June 15, 1977
Place of Birth: Bronx, New York, USA
Nationality: American
Claim to Fame: Single Gallery (2006)

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Mario Vazquez

Background information
Birth name Mario Adrian Vazquez
Born June 15, 1977 (1977-06-15) (age 32)
Origin The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Genres R&B, Pop
Occupations Musician
Years active 2005–2007
Labels Arista Records (2006-2007)
Website Official MySpace page

Mario Adrián Vázquez (born June 15, 1977) is a Puerto Rican-American1 singer from The Bronx, New York. He competed on American Idol's fourth season, which aired on the FOX network in early 2005.

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Biography

Early life

Raised by his single mother, Ada, in the Bronx, Vazquez is an alumnus of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. He was also involved in the CityKids Repertory 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. In October 2006, he was reunited with his estranged father, Mario Rivera, who discovered that his son was on American Idol while channel surfing.2

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 was unaware that he had made it to the finals. There was much speculation about his decision; Vazquez appeared the next morning on "Good Day New York" on WNYW FOX5, and quashed rumors of a feud with "American Idol" producers or any of his competitors. "American Idol was only positive. They were only wonderful to me, from the beginning through the middle, to the end," he told the show. "It had nothing to do with the contract or anything signed with J Records." J Records is the same company that manages Idol winners Ruben Studdard and Fantasia Barrino. Vazquez later explained that he wanted to control the "sound" that he has worked on since he was 13 years old and he felt that American Idol would not let him do that. He also wanted to avoid being labeled as a top 12 contestant – he did not want a "number". He felt that since he was now known worldwide as a semi-finalist, he could end the competition and go solo. He believed that his musical success would not make a difference whether he quit as a semi-finalist or participated in the finals round. Vazquez was replaced on the show by Nikko Smith, who had previously been voted out.

Record deal

In August 2005, it was reported that Vazquez signed with record executive Clive Davis and Davis' Arista Records.3 Vazquez's manager was Arnold Steifel, of Rod Stewart fame. He was reportedly set to work with Houston rapper Mike Jones. Other co-producers were to include Ne-Yo, Soulshock and Karlin, Lester Mendez, Scott Storch and Luny Tunes. Many of these artists' songs with Vasquez did not make the final cut on his album.

Vazquez's self-titled album was released September 26, 2006 by Arista Records.

Later that year, Vazquez performed on the Cartoon Network Friday block on August 25, 2006. A second single "One Shot" was released to radio in February 2007 after 10 months of relying only on the first single to promote the album. It began receiving moderate airplay and by early March was hovering around #58 on Mediabase 24/7's CHR/Pop chart.

Vasquez would be ultimately dropped from Arista Records in early 2008. Vazquez has not heard of since 2007, and his website was shut down shortly after being dropped by his label.

Discography

Albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US FR
2006 Mario Vazquez
  • Released: September 26, 2006
  • Label: Arista
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  • US sales: 34,0004

Singles

  • 2006: "Gallery" #35 Hot 100, #15 Pop 100, #31 Hot Digital Songs, #90 European Hot 100 Singles
  • 2007: "One Shot"

American Idol performances

Week # Song Choice Original Artist Result
Top 24 "Do I Do" Stevie Wonder Safe
Top 20 "I Love Music" The O'Jays Safe
Top 16 "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" The Bee Gees Quit1

Note 1: Originally making the Top 12, Vazquez withdrew from the show due to personal reasons. He was replaced by Nikko Smith.

References

  1. ^ Mario Vazquez from About.com
  2. ^ Ex-Idol Mario Vazquez Reunites with His Dad from People 6 October 2006
  3. ^ Carla Hay and Stephen M. Silverman (August 18, 2005). "Idol Mario Vazquez Signs Record Deal". People.com. http://people.aol.com/people/articles/0,19736,1095705,00.html. 
  4. ^ Idol Chatter 11-8-2006

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