American Idol Honors Season 5 Alum Mandisa After Her Death
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[caption id="attachment_3592009" align="alignnone" width="1333"] Mandisa.[/caption] American Idol paid tribute to season 5 alum Mandisa on Monday, April 29, following her death at the age of 47. Former contestants Melinda Dolittle, Colton Dixon and Danny Gokey made a special appearance to sing "Shackles (Praise You)" by Mary Mary during the episode, which was the first song Mandisa performed when she hit the Idol stage for the first time in 2006. "I've known [Mandisa] for over 20 years,"...

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