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‘American Idol’ Pays Tribute to Late Season 5 Contestant Mandisa
‘American Idol’ paid tribute to season 5 alum Mandisa on Monday, April 29, following her death at age 47
Danny meanwhile, said Mandisa was a true “cheerleader” of other people’s music, noting that she was someone to lean on when he was dropped by his label — and subsequently picked up by another — years prior. “I came out of the movie theater, this was after years of me being in that dark place and ignoring everybody, and I noticed that my car had a bunch of sticky notes all over it,” she recalled on Good Morning America. She successfully advanced to the top 10, sharing the stage with standout contestants such as Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler and eventual winner Taylor Hicks.
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