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‘American Idol’ Remembers Mandisa With Emotional Tribute By Alum Colton Dixon, Melinda Doolittle & Danny Gokey
American Idol paid tribute to the late Mandisa, the late Season 5 contestant who died earlier this month at the age of 47.
Mandisa sang “Shackles” as a contestant on American Idol, saying back in 2006 that the song meant a lot to her “because it’s a testimony that there’s nothing too hard for God.” “We wanted to take a moment to honor a dear member of the Idol family who we sadly lost this week — Mandisa,” Seacrest said. American Idol alum Jennifer Hudson took to social media to remember Mandisa, sharing on X, “Broke my heart when I heard the news!
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