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Vaughn Lee "Von" Smith (born June 15, 1986) is an American Idol singer.

Life[]

Von Smith was born June 15, 1986 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Career[]

Smith gained some success via his YouTube videos which garnered him national attention. The video showing his performance of the Jennifer Hudson song "And I Am Telling You" went viral, leading to his appearance on The View on 27 February 2007. Soon thereafter he was offered, and eventually signed, a recording contract with Kon Live Distribution.

American Idol[]

Smith auditioned for Season 8 of American Idol in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 8, 2008. He passed the Hollywood weeks and made it to the top 36. There, he performed "You're All I Need to Get By" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell during the group 3 performance on March 3, 2009. He was eliminated on March 4, and was brought back to wild card performance on March 5. There, he performed "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" by Elton John, but was eliminated once again.

After American Idol[]

From August to October 2010, Von Smith appeared in the concert revue For the Record: Quentin Tarantino in Los Angeles. Thereafter, he starred in Show For the Record: John Hughes from November 2010 through January 2011. In 2012, Von Smith performed as Lady Gaga's opening act in Australia. He also performed as a guest vocalist for the cover band Postmodern Jukebox.

In 2014, Von Smith released his EP On to Something. In 2017, The Mystery of Mister V followed.

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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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