Former 'American Idol' contestant C.J. Harris, who was on the present's thirteenth season, has died on the age of 31.
One other American Idol alum is gone far too quickly. C.J. Harris died on Jan. 15 after seemingly struggling a coronary heart assault on the age of 31, in accordance with TMZ. A member of the family for the singer confirmed that C.J. was rushed to the hospital in Alabama, however didn't survive.
C.J. was a contestant on season 13 of American Idol, which aired again in 2014. He made it to the highest 20 however didn't mechanically advance with the general public’s vote that spherical. As a substitute, he was considered one of three contestants who was pushed by means of to the highest 13 as a judges’ wild card choose. Keith City, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. had been the judges that season.
Because the competitors continued after that, C.J. started to blow away viewers along with his performances. He made it by means of eight extra weeks of competitors in the course of the dwell reveals. Nonetheless, he was finally eradicated, ending the season in sixth place. Caleb Johnson went on to win the season.
C.J. had beforehand auditioned for American Idol in 2010. He additionally had failed auditions on The Voice and The X-Issue earlier than his profitable season on Idol. C.J. moved to Nashville to pursue a profession in nation music after American Idol. He had the prospect to carry out with Darius Rucker on the Grand Ole Opry, and he launched his debut single in 2019.
C.J. made his final Instagram put up on Jan. 13, sharing images from a efficiency he did in his residence state of Alabama in 2022. On New Yr’s Eve, he shared a hopeful message forward of the New Yr in one other Instagram put up, writing, “New issues to come back in yr 2023!” He additionally included a selfie of himself with the optimistic messages.
C.J.’s social media profile options varied movies of himself performing track covers, and his ardour was clearly nonetheless for music within the weeks main as much as his surprising demise.