American Idol alum Mandisa has died at 47. The Christian singer was discovered lifeless in her Nashville residence on Thursday, the artist’s rep stated in an announcement posted on Mandisa’s verified Instagram account. The reason for dying is unknown, the rep stated, declining to share additional particulars.
“We ask in your prayers for her household and close-knit circle of mates throughout this extremely tough time,” the rep added. “Mandisa was a voice of encouragement and fact to folks going through life’s challenges all around the globe.”
The Hollywood Reporter has additionally reached out to her rep for remark.
Fellow Christian singer Natalie Grant paid tribute to her late good friend on social media. “I can’t fairly discover the phrases. Once I discovered of your passing yesterday, I begged God for it to not be true. I bear in mind making our Opry debut collectively. We had been so excited. However I bear in mind our dialog so vividly. You belonged there. You all the time belonged, Disa,” she wrote.
Grant expressed being grateful for Mandisa’s “music, your honesty and testimony that helped hundreds upon hundreds of individuals discover the hope of Jesus.”
David Pierce, the chief media officer of Christian radio station KLOVE, additionally shared a tribute on Instagram. “Mandisa cherished Jesus, and she or he used her unusually in depth platform to speak about Him at each flip. Her kindness was epic, her smile electrical, her voice huge, however it was no match for the scale of her coronary heart,” he wrote in a put up shared on KLOVE’s official social media web page.
Pierce continued, “Mandisa struggled, and she or he was weak sufficient to share that with us, which helped us discuss our personal struggles. Mandisa’s struggles are over, she is with the God she sang about now. Whereas we’re saddened, Mandisa is residence. We’re praying for Mandisa’s household and mates and ask you to affix us.”
Mandisa competed on American Idol in 2005, making it to the highest 9 within the singing competitors. She discovered success after Idol, profitable the Grammy for finest modern Christian music album in 2014. The singer launched her remaining studio album, Out of the Darkish, in Could 2017.
