{"id":803,"date":"2024-12-25T03:50:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T03:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=803"},"modified":"2024-12-25T03:50:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T03:50:22","slug":"beloved-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=803","title":{"rendered":"Beloved singer passed away at her Nashville home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mandisa, a Christian singer and former *American Idol* contestant, passed away at her Nashville home at age 47. Her death was confirmed on Friday morning, though the cause has not yet been made public.<\/p><div class=\"beiwx69f63b513ce72\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.beiwx69f63b513ce72 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.beiwx69f63b513ce72 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.beiwx69f63b513ce72 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.beiwx69f63b513ce72 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.beiwx69f63b513ce72 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>In her 2022 memoir, *Out of the Dark: My Journey Through the Shadows to Find God\u2019s Joy*, Mandisa shared her struggles with mental health. She wrote about battling depression and anxiety after the loss of a close friend to cancer, describing this period as her \u201cdeep dark\u201d phase.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<div id=\"anchorslot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a 2017 interview with *People*, Mandisa revealed how deeply her friend\u2019s death affected her, leading her to withdraw and turn to food for comfort. \u201cWhen she died, it shook me to my core,\u201d she said. \u201cI fell into a deep hole of sadness. I went back to my old ways, which are food.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"tinyhouse-zone.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CLrmh_aBwooDFW400AQdVP0UkA\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18709\" src=\"https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/collage-74.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/collage-74.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/collage-74-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/collage-74-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/collage-74-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/collage-74-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mandisa\u2019s openness about her mental health journey has touched many, and her music and message will continue to inspire her fans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mandisa, a Christian singer and former *American Idol* contestant, passed away at her Nashville home at age 47. 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