Zack Sharf Nolan Neal, a singer who competed on NBC’s “The Voice” and “America’s Got Talent,” has died. He was 41. The singer’s cousin, Dylan Seals, confirmed Neal’s passing with Variety.
TMZ first reported Neal’s death. No official cause of death has been given. Neal had spoken openly in the past about his history of substance abuse and going to rehab to stay clean.Nolan appeared on the 15th season of “America’s Got Talent,” auditioning with a song called “Lost” that he said was an original he wrote after getting clean.
Nolan made it to the quarterfinals of the NBC competition series and performed another original song, “Send Me a Butterfly.”As a contestant on the 10th season of “The Voice,” Nolan was chosen to join Adam Levine’s team and made it to the knockout rounds before he was eliminated.
All four judges turned their chairs for Neal during his audition, where he sang a cover of Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer.” Neal was open about his struggles with substance addiction, once telling a local NBC affiliate, “I remember I got clean in 2010; May 15, went to rehab.
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