American Idol Alum Mandisa Found Dead In Her Nashville Home
perezhilton.comFamed former American Idol contestant and Grammy Award winning singer Mandisa has died. Born Mandisa Lynn Hundley and known professionally simply by her first name, Mandisa rose to prominence in 2005 on the music competition show.
She then had a long and very successful career in the Christian music industry. But sadly, per multiple reports, she passed away in her home in Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday.
Her cause of death is not yet known. She was only 47 years old. Related: YouTuber ‘Angry Rantman’ Dead At Just 27 After Surgery Complications After being born in the Sacramento area, Mandisa was raised in the city of Citrus Heights and matriculated to American River College where she studied vocal jazz.
From there, she transferred to Fisk University in Nashville to further study music. She was expertly trained and had her trademark booming vocal power already by the time she landed on American Idol in 2005.
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