Beloved singer passed away at her Nashville home

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.

In her 2022 memoir, *Out of the Dark: My Journey Through the Shadows to Find God’s 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 “deep dark” phase.