BREAKING NEWS Mandisa's cause of death revealed: American Idol star passed away from obesity complications aged 47 By Eve Buckland and Paul Farrell and Laura Parnaby For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:41, 4 June 2024 | Updated: 22:52, 4 June 2024 e-mail View comments American Idol star Mandisa died from complications of obesity aged just 47 in April. The Grammy winner was found deceased in her Nashville home by friends on April 18 - with an autopsy report obtained by People confirming she passed from complications of class III obesity.
The report revealed the star 'was last known alive approximately three weeks' before she was found dead. Class III obesity is a disease in which a person has a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or higher or a BMI of 35 or higher and is experiencing obesity-related health conditions - per the Cleveland Clinic. The Grammy Award-winning musician competed on the fifth season of the popular talent show, finishing in ninth place.
After that, she went on to have a celebrated career in Christian music. '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 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 . Her debut album, True Beauty, was released in 2007, it was her 2013 album Overcomer which won a Grammy for Best Contempor.
