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On this episode of Our Idol Archives, Mark and Katie speak with Cosima de Vito, who placed third in the first season of Idol. Cosima shocked the nation when she left the show early due to nodules. Mark and Katie talk to her about the stigma surrounding nodules at the time and how scared Cosima was of losing her voice permanently.\\xa0
At 25-years-old, going on Idol was the first time Cosima left home.\\xa0 Coming from a\\xa0 strict Italian family, Cosima had to come out of her shell and she recounts the challenges that came with this new experience.\\xa0 Since Idol, Cosima has recorded an album of songs written by Diane Warren, who had been a lifelong Idol of hers. She tells Mark & Katie about the challenges that came with publishing this record independently with the help of her family.\\xa0
CREDITS:\\xa0
Hosts: Katie Holden & Mark Holden
With thanks to our guest: Cosima De Vito\\xa0
Producer: Katie Holden\\xa0
Editors: Katie Holden & Nick Wingate\\xa0