Mandisa executes together at Duffy Square in Times Square on July 10, 2015 inNew York City Brad Barket/Getty Images
Mandisa passed away of difficulties from course III excessive weight, according to a postmortem examination record acquired by People on Tuesday (June 4). The Grammy- winning American Idol finalist was 47 years of ages when she was discovered dead on April 18.
According to the postmortem examination record, when she was discovered in her Tennessee home by good friends, she “was last known alive approximately three weeks” previously. The record details her way of fatality as all-natural.
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In April, a rep for Mandisa verified her fatality to Billboard, including: “We ask for your prayers for her family and close-knit circle of friends during this incredibly difficult time.”
After completing on period 5 of American Idol in 2006 and ending up in nine location, Mandisa launched her initial cd, True Beauty, the following year, with the task debuting atop Billboard‘s Top Christian Albums graph.
In 2011, Mandisa made her initialNo 1 on Billboard‘s Christian Airplay chart with “Stronger” and earned a top 20 hit on the chart with “Good Morning” featuring TobyMac. But her biggest success came with 2013’ s Overcomer, which made her the Grammy for ideal modern Christian songs cd and whose title track invested 10 weeks atop Billboard‘s Hot Christian Songs graph.
Mandisa’s Idol peers commemorated the late vocalist last month throughout the program’s 22nd period, with Melinda Doolittle (period 6), Danny Gokey (period 8) and Colton Dixon (period 11) all going back to the program to carry out the track “Shackles (Praise You)” in her honor.
“Not only did our industry lose a really big voice and a powerhouse of a person, but Christian music lost its No. 1 cheerleader,” Dixon stated in a meeting with Billboard in advance of the homage’s airing.
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