Willie Spence has passed away. The singer, who became runner-up during season 19 of American Idol, was in Tennessee Tuesday when he was injured in a car accident before later passing away.
He was only 23 years old. SO young! At the time no further details have been released, however, not long before his death, the star posted a video on Instagram of him singing, which he captioned: Related: Aretha Franklin’s Granddaughter Auditions On American Idol! Fans quickly rushed to the comments after learning of the news, writing things like: See (below): American Idol season five alum Katharine McPhee, who shared a duet with the late singer, confirmed the news via her IG story, posting a throwback video of the two first meeting, writing: Take a look at his amazing vocal talent (below): The world will miss you, Willie.
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