Golden 25 -- Mario Vazquez Rana, Thomas Bach
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Around The Rings - Found Dec. 29, 2009 Mario Vazquez Rana, Thomas Bach -- Mario Vazquez Rana, Thomas Bach 12/29/2009 Member/Pres. Assoc. of Nat. Olympic Committess / PASO, Mario Vazquez... |
Caribbean, Centam Olympic Groups Reach Out to Haiti
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Around The Rings - Found Jan. 18, 2010 Along with the supplies, Mejia and Acosta carried greetings from Cardona on behalf of CACSO and Mario Vazquez Rana, president of the Pan... |
Golden 25 -- U.S. TV Rights Negotiators: Richard Carrion / Brian ...
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Around The Rings - Found Dec. 31, 2009 Jan. 1. Golden 25 -- Mario Vazquez Rana, Thomas Bach - 12/29/2009(ATR) In today's installment of the Around the Rings Golden 25, Mario Vazquez... Video: A traveler asks: Why am I on the watch list? - MSNBC Video: 5 sets of twins born in two days - MSNBC Video: Behind the scenes with Nikki Yanofsky - MSNBC Video: Decade's Top 10 political stories - MSNBC Explore All |
Golden 25 -- John Furlong, Rene Fasel
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Around The Rings - Found Dec. 30, 2009 ... on Golden 25 -- Mario Vazquez Rana, Thomas Bach - 12/29/2009(ATR) In today's installment of the Around the Rings Golden 25, Mario Vazquez Rana... |
Mexican millionaire key on Pan Am vote day
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Toronto Star Online - Found Nov. 6, 2009 Mario Vazquez Rana has been leading the Pan Am Games organization for 35 years, and in Friday's vote, no one will be more influential Vanessa Lu city ... Toronto awarded 2015 Pan American Games - San Jose Mercury News Toronto wins 2015 Pan Am bid - Canada.com Toronto's 2015 Pan Am Games bid goes to vote - CBC Pan Am Vision For Kids A Heartening One - Toronto Star Online Explore All |
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Metronews - Found Nov. 5, 2009 Mario Vazquez Rana, the president of the Pam Am Sports Organization, said Thursday the Games faced a condition "red." "A lack of confidence is... Toronto readies for Pan Am bid result - CBC Teams break out all the icons - Toronto Star Online For Pan Am news, just stay home - Hamilton Spectator Gaffe almost derails Peru's Pan Am bid - Hamilton Spectator Explore All |
Toronto to host 2015 Pan-Am Games
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Times of Oman - Found Nov. 7, 2009 ... city that will assume the responsibility for the 2015 Pan-American Games is....Toronto,' announced Mario Vazquez Rana, the president of the... "I can't wipe the smirk off my face" -- Priscilla Lopes-Schliep - Toronto Star Online Hogtown to host Games - Packet & Times Toronto's Pan Am win greeted with excitement and anticipation from ... - 570News Toronto to host 2015 Pan-American Games - Times of Oman Explore All |
Op Ed: Caribbean Olympic Chief Explains Toronto Pan Am Win
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Around The Rings - Found Nov. 12, 2009 Caribbean Olympic Chief Explains Toronto Pan Am Win 11/12/2009 I have noted the reports that Mario Vazquez Rana influenced the outcome of... |
Women's Boxing Included in the 2011 PanAmerican Games
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US Olympic Team - Found Nov. 10, 2009 During a General Assembly, The Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) and its President, Mario Vazquez Rana, announced the inclusion of Women Boxing ... |
Op Ed: Rio 2016 Olympics Certain Seven Years Ago
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Around The Rings - Found Nov. 3, 2009 Carlos Nuzman beams alongside PASO President Mario Vazquez Rana shortly after Rio de Janeiro won the 2007 Pan Ams at a meeting in Mexico City. |
Mario Vazquez Biography
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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. |
| 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
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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 |
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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
- ^ Mario Vazquez from About.com
- ^ Ex-Idol Mario Vazquez Reunites with His Dad from People 6 October 2006
- ^ 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.
- ^ Idol Chatter 11-8-2006
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