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'American Idol' Season 5 Alum Mandisa Dead at 47: She ‘Struggled’
Mandisa, who competed on season 5 of ‘American Idol,’ died on Thursday, April 18, at the age of 47
American Idol alum Mandisa died on Thursday, April 18, at the age of 47, which was confirmed by local California radio station K-Love. “Mandisa loved Jesus, and she used her unusually extensive platform to talk about Him at every turn,” David Pierce, the Chief Media Officer for K-Love, said on Friday, April 19. Mandisa had previously been candid about her personal struggles, revealing during a 2017 interview with Good Morning America that her friends once staged an intervention for her to help.
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