Nikko Smith: Eliminated

They Once Were Nine....

The Top 9 finalists performed songs from their favorite Broadway musicals on American Idol last night and Nikko Smith, shown above, was eliminated after he received the lowest number of votes. Smith, from Town and Country, MO, sang “One Hand, One Heart” from “West Side Story.” Next week, the Top 8 – Bo Bice, Anthony Fedorov, Constantine Maroulis, Anwar Robinson, Scott Savol, Vonzell Solomon, Nadia Turner and Carrie Underwood will continue the competition and sing live, on Tuesday, April 12 (8 p.m. ET/PT). The live results show airs Wednesday, April 13 (9 -9:30 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed) on Fox.