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Mandisa death investigated by cops after American Idol star dies aged 47
Her cause of death is unknown and Franklin Police Department officials in Tennessee have opened an investigation into her passing.
'Even more than her music, the Platinum-selling singer will forever be known for her huge heart and sincerity,' Christian radio station K-Love said in a statement around Mandisa's death In 2012, the gospel singer revealed she had lost 100lbs after judge Simon Cowell made a cruel jibe about her weight, asking if they 'had a bigger stage this year' during her audition Mandisa was a native of Citrus Heights, California, and studied vocal jazz at American River College in Sacramento and music at Fisk University in Tennessee.
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