She wants her children back. Syesha Mercado made headlines several years post-American Idol after losing custody of her two children.The singer, who appeared on American Idol season 7, and her partner, Tyron Deener, lost custody of their then-15-month-old son, Amen’Ra, after a trip to the hospital in 2021.
Mercado explained in a YouTube video that her breastmilk had dried up while she was pregnant with her second child and weaning her firstborn was difficult.In February 2021, the couple took Amen’Ra to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St.
Petersburg, Florida, since they were struggling to feed their child. The baby was hospitalized for two weeks until March 11, at which point authorities took him.
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