Mandisa accepts the award for pop/modern album of the 12 months on the Dove Awards in 2014 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Mandisa accepts the award for pop/modern album of the 12 months on the Dove Awards in 2014 in Nashville, Tenn.
Mark Humphrey/AP
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mandisa, a recent Christian singer who appeared on “American Idol” and received a Grammy for her 2013 album ‘Overcomer’, has died. She was 47.
A consultant for the singer informed The Related Press that the singer was discovered useless in her residence in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. The consultant stated the reason for Mandisa’s demise was not but identified.
Mandisa, whose full title was Mandisa Lynn Hundley, was born close to Sacramento, California, and grew up singing in church. She gained stardom after ending ninth on “American Idol” in 2006.
As she left, host Ryan Seacrest informed the singer that she was “an awesome spirit on the present.”
Mandisa moved on, releasing her debut album in 2007 known as “True Magnificence,” which obtained a Grammy nomination that 12 months for greatest pop and modern gospel album.
She went on to launch 5 extra albums, together with a Christmas album.
In 2014, she received a Grammy for greatest modern Christian music album for “Overcomer,” her fifth album.
Mandisa spoke brazenly about her struggles with despair, releasing a memoir entitled “Out of the Darkish: My Journey By way of the Shadows to Discover God’s Pleasure” in 2022 that detailed her experiences with extreme despair, weight-related challenges, the coronavirus pandemic and her religion.
On Friday, the Christian radio community Okay-Love paid tribute to the singer on social media, saying: “Mandisa struggled, and he or she was weak sufficient to share that with us, which helped us speak about our personal struggles.”
