Douglas Kiker Dies: ‘American Idol’ Alum Was 32

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Douglas Kiker, a contestant on Season 18 of American Idol, who brought judge Katy Perry to tears over his rendition of Rascal Flatts’ “Bless The Broken Road”, died Monday, March 10.

He was 32. The cause of death is under investigation, according to multiple media reports. His sister Angela Evans announced his death on Facebook. “It is with a heavy heart that we have to announce the passing of my brother Douglas Kiker he was sooo loved and will be missed by so many!

Your singing with the Angel’s now Bubba Please pray for our family as we go threw this very difficult time,” she wrote. In a separate Facebook post, his other sister Donna Kiker Carrillos-Ramirez shared a photo of her brother from his Idol audition and a photo in which she posed with him, writing, “We lost an amazing person today.

He had the biggest smile and knew how to make you laugh. I know I didn’t raise him but I never stopped loving him. My parents did an amazing job with him.