"Smith, Vaughn Lee"@en . . "Von Smith"@en . . "Vaughn Lee Smith"@en . . . "Vaughn Lee \"Von\" Smith (born June 15, 1986) is an American singer and internet personality. Smith gained success via his YouTube videos. These garnered national attention, which led to an appearance on The View in February 2007. He soon signed a recording contract with Kon Live Distribution. In 2009 he auditioned for the eighth season of American Idol getting into the Top 36."@en . "Smith, Von"@en . "1986Z"^^ . . "solo_singer" . . . . . . "1986-06-15Z"^^ . . "Singer,songwriter" . "2006Z"^^ .