Standout students get help with college
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El Paso Times - Found Jun. 23, 2009 Mario Vazquez already had lined up a full ride at Stanford University, where he planned to study biomedical engineering. |
Silverado Middle School third trimester honor roll
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Napa News - Found Jun. 23, 2009 Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez Dustin Rossi Benjamin Ruiz Stephanie Tejeda Karina Vargas-Hurtado Mario Vazquez Baylee Wheeler Franchesca Zavala... |
Pan Am bid 'no slam-dunk'
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Toronto Star Online - Found May. 27, 2009 ... sets out details from venues to financing to transportation â€' will be formally submitted to Mario Vazquez Rana, president of the Pan... |
Expansive, expensive Pan Am bid faces challenges
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Toronto Star Online - Found May. 27, 2009 The young grandson of PASO head Mario Vazquez Rana was taken by the swine flu virus and, understandably, PASO business was suspended. |
Swine flu delays city's bid for Pan Am Games
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Toronto Star Online - Found May. 14, 2009 ... the games including venues, transportation and housing details, was supposed to be hand-delivered to Mario Vazquez Rana, president of the Pan... |
No letting up for Pan Am bid team
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Hamilton Spectator - Found May. 29, 2009 ... to win,' the former Ontario premier said as he set off to deliver the six-pound bid book to Mario Vazquez Rana, president of the Pan American... |
International Capsules: Toronto bids for 2015 Pan Am Games
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Brownsville Herald - Found May. 27, 2009 Peterson will present the bid Thursday to Mario Vazquez Rana, president of the Pan American Sports Organization. |
U.S. teacher dies from flu strain
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Southwest Florida Herald Tribune - Found May. 6, 2009 Miguel Tejada Vazquez, a 23-month-old boy from one of Mexico's wealthiest and most powerful families. The boy was the grandson of Mario Vazquez... Schools Reopen, with Hand-Washing Replacing Widespread Closures to ... - US News Swine flu may be hitting the young the hardest - MSNBC Flu virus kills Texan, European cases reach Sweden - Reuters Texas woman suspected to have died from swine flu ID'd - CNN Explore All |
South Texas teacher first death of U.S. resident with swine flu
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Star-Telegram - Found May. 6, 2009 The boy was the grandson of Mario Vazquez Rana, the 76-year-old head of Mexico?s Olympic Committee and the owner of more than 41 newspapers. U.S. public at risk from complacency over flu: CDC - Reuters U.S. reports 642 new H1N1 flu cases - Reuters Schools Reopen After Swine Flu Scare - Washington Post Relative: Swine flu victim was ?beautiful person? - MSNBC Explore All |
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It's game on in Mexico
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SLAM! Sports - Found May. 28, 2009 ... plan ($1 billion for the athletes village at the West Don Lands already under construction) to Mario Vazquez Rana, president of the Pan... |
Mario Vazquez Biography
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Mario Vazquez
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| Mario Vazquez | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mario Adrian Vazquez |
| Born | June 15, 1977 |
| Origin | The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | R&B, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label(s) | Arista Records (2006-2007) |
| Website | mariovazquezofficial.com myspace |
Mario Adrián Vázquez (born June 15, 1977) is a Puerto Rican-American 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
Vazquez is an alumnus of George Washington High School. 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 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.1 Vazquez's manager is 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. The album debuted at #80 with 12,000 sold, falling out of the Top 200 within two weeks. He stands as the third lowest selling American Idol contestant, in front of Corey Clark who was disqualified and Ayla Brown who did not make it to the finals, and behind even William Hung.
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.
Discography
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American Idol performances
| Week # | Song Choice | Original Artist | Result |
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| 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
- ^ 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.
External links
- Mario Vazquez at MySpace
- Mario Vasquez new interview
- Mario Vazquez Interview
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