American Idol Alum Dealing With Tragic Death
Taste of Country is revealing some of the details of the sudden and tragic death of someone close to a former American Idol contestant.
Katharine McPhee’s nanny died in a car dealership accident, so she had to return home from her tour with David Foster in Asia.
McPhee shared this with fans on Aug. 10. “David and I have had a horrible tragedy in our family and at least one of us needs to get back home to our family. Please know how sorry I am and how much I wish to return one day and perform for you all.”
The nanny, Yadira Calito, was at a Toyota dealership in Mission Hills, California, when an older woman accidentally hit the gas instead of the brakes.
Her vehicle crashed into the dealership, hitting Calito and dragging her for 20 feet. Calito was trapped under the SUV, rescued, and hospitalized in critical condition. She was later declared dead. Two injured men at the dealership are expected to recover.
The woman driving wasn’t arrested.
Number Of North Carolina Reality TV Singing Competition Winners Is Second In The Nation
Do you love reality TV singing competitions? I was once an avid viewer of American Idol back in the early seasons, but eventually gave that up. Partially due to the lack of the majority of contestants ever going on to have a successful music career. It just felt like a waste to watch and get emotionally attached to artists who you’d never hear from again. But many of these shows including American Idol and The Voice are still thriving and attracting both viewers and contestants. And here in North Carolina, we have the second-highest number of reality singing competition winners in the nation. Who would have thought? We actually had several contestants from North Carolina including Kellie Pickler, Chris Daughtry, and Clay Aiken but none of those three went on to win the competition.
But three others did, and all three represent different genres of music. Our friends over at BetCarolina.com – your source for North Carolina sports betting – utilized Wikipedia to gather each winner from each season of NBC’s “The Voice,” FOX & ABC’s “American Idol” as well as the singers who won on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” After compiling this data they were able to compile a list of the states that have produced the most singing competition winners. Do you think you remember the three North Carolina singing competition winners? Keep reading to see if you are correct!
Read BetCarolina’s full study and analysis here.
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