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Vaughn Lee "Von" Smith (born June 15, 1986) was a contestant in Season 8 of American Idol.

For more about his life, see Von Smith/Personal.

Audition[]

Von auditioned in Kansas City. He sang "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland. All four judges voted "yes", sending him to the next round.

Hollywood Round[]

Von was shown in the first part of Hollywood Week, in the same group of eight as Jorge Nunez and Stephen Fowler. He sang "If the Rain Must Fall" by James Morrison. Although Simon called his performance "indulgent", he was given a second chance and advanced. He managed to survive all the way to the final day of Hollywood Week and at the judges' mansion, it was revealed that he did enough to make the Top 36.

Top 36[]

Von was shown in Group 3. He sang "You're All I Need to Get By" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Although he was originally eliminated, he was chosen to compete in the Wild-Card round.

Wild-Card[]

Von sang "Sorry Seems Like the Hardest Word" by Elton John. He was not selected by the judges to compete as a Top 13 finalist, eliminating him from the competition.

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Season 8
Finalists
Kris Allen ยท Adam Lambert ยท Danny Gokey  ยท Allison Iraheta ยท Matt Giraud ยท Anoop Desai ยท Lil Rounds ยท Scott MacIntyre ยท Megan Joy ยท Michael Sarver ยท Alexis Grace ยท Jorge Nunez ยท Jasmine Murray
Semifinalists
Ricky Braddy ยท Tatiana Del Toro ยท Jesse Langseth ยท Von Smith ยท Arianna Afsar ยท Felicia Barton ยท Kendall Beard ยท Ju'Not Joyner ยท Nathaniel Marshall ยท Kristen McNamara ยท Taylor Vaifanua ยท Alex Wagner-Trugman ยท Matt Breitzke ยท Mishavonna Henson ยท Kai Kalama ยท Nick Mitchell ยท Jeanine Vailes ยท Ann Marie Boskovich ยท Casey Carlson ยท Stephen Fowler ยท Brent Keith ยท Jackie Tohn ยท Stevie Wright
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