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LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) "American Idol" will begin its Final 12 on Tuesday (March 15) with a different dozen than viewers saw unveiled last Wednesday night. In a surprising move, Mario Vazquez has withdrawn from the popular FOX talent show and will be replaced by Nikko Smith. Offering no explanation beyond the always vague "personal reasons," FOX announced on Sunday (March 13) that Vazquez would no longer be competing on "Idol." A 27-year-old from New York City with smooth dancing moves and a pure voice, Vazquez had been one of the favorites since his "Idol" audition in Las Vegas. A recent set of odds put out by an offshore betting group had Vazquez as a third betting choice, behind only Anwar Robinson and Bo Bice. Smith, son of Cardinals and Padres great Ozzie Smith, will take the place in the Top 12 that many viewers had assumed would be his before his unexpected departure last week. Smith had been considered another of the competition's favorites after strong renditions of "Georgia on my Mind" and "Let's Get It On" in the previous two weeks, but was not originally one of the six leading votegetters among the "Idol" men. והשניה From Curlio.com 2005-03-13 19:38:36 Television When you tune in to see American Idol on Tuesday, there will be some changes from the top 12 you thought was voted in last week. Mario Vazquez, a favorite to win the competition, has pulled out due to "personal reasons." This makes Mario the second person to ever walk away from American Idol. Marlea Stroman left on the second day of the Hollywood auditions because she missed her son too much. Rumors of why Mario left have ranged from the absurd to the probable. I've heard very probable rumors from "inside sources" that say he was unhappy. He didn't look unhappy to me however. I'd be more likely to believe some sort of family emergency came up. In his place, American Idol producers have put Nikko Smith, who many viewers felt should have rightfully been in the top 12, but not at Mario's expense. Personally, I'll miss Mario, as he was one of my favorites. He was a good singer and I would have liked to have seen where he would have been able to take his abilities. But I'm happy they chose Nikko to go back in, as he's a good performer as well. For the record, the producers didn't just chose some random contestant, Nikko was the one with the most votes out of him and Travis Tucker, who were the last two eliminated. Hopefully we'll get more information on this in the next few days. Anything we find out we'll bring to you. Special thanks to the guest who submitted the news through our news submission form. We'd credit you by name, but you didn't leave one! שני הקטעים הועתקו מהפורום הרשמי של אמריקן איידל