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'American Idol' Alum Doug Kiker Dead at 32


Doug Kiker, who competed on season 18 of ‘American Idol’ in 2020, died at the age of 32

“It is with a heavy heart that we have to announce the passing of my brother, Douglas Kiker,” the singer’s sister Angela Evans wrote via Facebook on Wednesday, March 12. While many budding musicians got their big breaks on the American Idol stage through the years, a handful lost their lives not long afterward. Kiker rose to fame for his appearance on Idol season 18, where he performed a soulful rendition of Rascal Flatts’ “God Bless This Broken Road.”

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