Lazaro Arbos

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Lazaro Arbos
Birth nameLazaro Reinaldo Arbos Andraca
Born (1990-12-27) December 27, 1990 (age 29)
Cuba
Origin Naples, Florida, United States
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
InstrumentsSinging
Years active2013–present

Lazaro Reinaldo Arbos Andraca (born December 27, 1990), known professionally as Lazaro Arbos, is a Cuban American singer, who came in sixth place on the twelfth season of American Idol. [1]

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Personal background

Arbos was born in Cuba to parents Gizela Andraca and Reinaldo Arbos. The family moved to Naples, Florida, when he was 10 years old. [2] He graduated from Gulf Coast High School in 2009. [3]

Arbos speaks with a significant stutter, which developed at age six. [3] When he sings, the stutter disappears. [4] While he has participated in speech and language therapy, the stutter still remains prominent while speaking. [5] Prior to American Idol, he worked as a scooper at Rita's Italian Ice; [2] [6] he said it was "the only job I can get where I don't have to do 'smart people' stuff like talking". [3]

American Idol

Overview

Arbos auditioned for the twelfth season of American Idol in Chicago with the song "Bridge over Troubled Water". He surprised the judges when, after speaking to them with a significant stutter, he did not stutter when he began to sing. In the semifinals, he performed "Feeling Good" by Cy Grant. On March 7, 2013, Arbos was voted into the finals. [7] In the Top 7 round, his performance of "We Are the Champions" by Queen earned him enough votes to place him among the top three contestants. [8] Arbos was voted off on the April 11, 2013, episode, finishing in sixth place. [9] [10] He was the last male contestant to be eliminated, leaving an all-female Top 5 for the first time in the show's history, and ending the show's five-year male winning streak. [1] [11]

Performances and results

EpisodeThemeSong choiceOriginal artistOrder #Result
AuditionAuditioner's Choice"Bridge over Troubled Water" Simon & Garfunkel N/AAdvanced
Hollywood Round, Part 1A Capella"Angels" Robbie Williams N/AAdvanced
Hollywood Round, Part 2Group Performance"Wouldn't It Be Nice" The Beach Boys N/AAdvanced
Hollywood Round, Part 3Solo"The Edge of Glory" Lady Gaga N/AAdvanced
Las Vegas RoundPersonal Choice"Tonight I Wanna Cry" Keith Urban 9Advanced
Top 20 (10 Men)Personal Choice"Feeling Good" Cy Grant 7Advanced
Top 10 RevealVictory Song"Bridge over Troubled Water"Simon & Garfunkel5N/A
Top 10Music of the American Idols"Breakaway" Kelly Clarkson 74th
Top 9 The Beatles "In My Life"The Beatles4Safe
Top 8 Music of Motor City Solo "For Once in My Life" Stevie Wonder 3Bottom 3 1
Trio "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
with Burnell Taylor and Devin Velez 		Four Tops 10
Top 7RockDuet "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
with Angie Miller 		Queen 2Top 3
Solo "We Are the Champions"6
Top 6 Burt Bacharach and Hal David "(They Long to Be) Close to You" Richard Chamberlain 3Eliminated
Songs They Wish They'd Written"Angels"Robbie Williams9

Post-Idol

Arbos took part in the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2013 from July 19 through August 31, 2013.

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