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American Idol Alum Mandisa Found Dead In Her Nashville Home

Famed former American Idol contestant and Grammy Award winning singer Mandisa has died. Born Mandisa Lynn Hundley and known professionally simply by her

After being born in the Sacramento area, Mandisa was raised in the city of Citrus Heights and matriculated to American River College where she studied vocal jazz. She eventually finished in ninth place on that season of the show — and drew lots of viral attention from viewers after judge Simon Cowell made comments about her weight during her early performances. KTIS radio host Keith Stevens paid tribute to Mandisa on Thursday, calling her a “major influence” on the industry and adding:

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