C.J. Harris, singer and former ‘American Idol’ contestant, dies at 31 – National | 24CA News
Former American Idol contestant C.J. Harris, who made it to the competitors present’s prime six singers in 2014, died on Sunday evening in Jasper, Ala. He was 31.
TMZ, which was first to report Harris’s loss of life, mentioned the singer suffered an obvious coronary heart assault.
The Walker County coroner later confirmed Harris’ loss of life to People journal. The outlet reported that the singer was rushed to Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper, however efforts to resuscitate him had been unsuccessful.
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Harris, a father of two younger youngsters, auditioned for American Idol judges Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. in Salt Lake City virtually 10 years in the past. He sang a rendition of Soulshine by Allman Brothers Band, accompanied by acoustic guitar.
After his audition, Urban informed Harris he’s the type of performer who “sings because you have to sing, not because you want to sing.” He mentioned Harris’s voice was “believable and real.”
All three judges voted for Harris to proceed the competitors in Hollywood.
He was eradicated from the thirteenth season of American Idol after making it to the highest six singers. Earlier, he was chosen by the judges as a semifinal wild card selection when he didn’t obtain sufficient votes to stay within the competitors.
After Idol, Harris carried out with Hootie & the Blowfish’s lead vocalist Darius Rucker on the Grand Ole Opry. He launched his single In Love in 2019.
On social media, Harris recurrently shared video of himself performing, typically from his own residence.
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Jessica Meuse, who competed with Harris on Season 13 of American Idol, shared a tribute on Instagram.
Meuse wrote that she was “completely shocked.”
“Your talent and smile will be missed, and the world is definitely a darker and eerily quieter place without you in it,” Meuse wrote. “When you go through something like Idol together, it brings everyone involved together like a big, weird, dysfunctional family. I’m grateful that our paths crossed and that I can say you were (and always will be) a part of mine.”
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