Mandisa accepts the award for pop/modern album of the yr on the Dove Awards in 2014 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Mandisa accepts the award for pop/modern album of the yr on the Dove Awards in 2014 in Nashville, Tenn.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mandisa, a up to date Christian singer who appeared on “American Idol” and gained 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 mentioned the reason for Mandisa’s demise was not but recognized.
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 “a terrific spirit on the present.”
Mandisa moved on, releasing her debut album in 2007 known as “True Magnificence,” which obtained a Grammy nomination that yr for finest pop and modern gospel album.
She went on to launch 5 extra albums, together with a Christmas album.
In 2014, she gained a Grammy for finest modern Christian music album for “Overcomer,” her fifth album.
Mandisa spoke brazenly about her struggles with melancholy, releasing a memoir entitled “Out of the Darkish: My Journey By means of the Shadows to Discover God’s Pleasure” in 2022 that detailed her experiences with extreme melancholy, weight-related challenges, the coronavirus pandemic and her religion.
On Friday, the Christian radio community Ok-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 discuss our personal struggles.”
