{"id":4178,"date":"2024-05-06T15:01:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T15:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/foreverinourhearts\/?p=4178"},"modified":"2024-05-06T15:01:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T15:01:10","slug":"american-idol-gospel-tribute-honoring-mandisa-sparks-standing-ovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/foreverinourhearts\/2024\/05\/american-idol-gospel-tribute-honoring-mandisa-sparks-standing-ovation.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;American Idol&#8217; Gospel Tribute Honoring Mandisa Sparks Standing Ovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4184\" style=\"width: 873px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/399\/2024\/05\/american-idol-mandisa-tribute-credit-american-idol-youtube.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4184\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/399\/2024\/05\/american-idol-mandisa-tribute-credit-american-idol-youtube.png\" alt=\"mandisa tribute\" width=\"873\" height=\"507\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Idol\/YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAmerican Idol\u201d recently honored Christian singer Mandisa in a televised performance. Former \u201cIdol\u201d star Melinda Doolittle, Danny Gokey, and Colton Dixon joined together to perform the gospel hit \u201cShackles (Praise You)\u201d in a heartwarming tribute that received a standing ovation from judges Luke Bryan, Katy Pery, and Lionel Richie and applause from the studio audience.<\/p>\n<p>Mandisa sang the same song in 2006 during her time on the fifth season of \u201cIdol\u201d before finishing in ninth place. Gokey, Doolittle, and Dixon each spoke after the performance, showering praise upon Mandisa and telling the audience a bit about their friendships with the late singer. \u201cShe was a fan of people,\u201d Gokey said, noting how Mandisa cared for others. \u201cShe was a cheerleader for other people\u2019s music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NJtWxlI2lS4?si=E3LGV2JdZZEeTKek\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dixon said \u201cShackles,\u201d in many ways, summed up Mandisa\u2019s entire life. \u201cI think she came in praising,\u201d he said. \u201cI think she left praising. So, we\u2019re going to miss her, but our loss is heaven\u2019s gain.\u201d Mandisa, who was 47, was found dead on April 18. It will reportedly take a few weeks \u2014 and perhaps even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/04\/30\/autopsy-could-take-months-for-american-idol-alum-mandisa-hundley\/73502473007\/\">months<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 before an official cause of death is released.<\/p>\n<p>Continue to pray for Mandisa\u2019s friends and loved ones as they mourn her loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAmerican Idol\u201d recently honored Christian singer Mandisa in a televised performance. Former \u201cIdol\u201d star Melinda Doolittle, Danny Gokey, and Colton Dixon joined together to perform the gospel hit \u201cShackles (Praise You)\u201d in a heartwarming tribute that received a standing ovation from judges Luke Bryan, Katy Pery, and Lionel Richie and applause from the studio audience.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":4184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[121,122],"tags":[974],"class_list":["post-4178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity","category-entertainment","tag-mandisa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;American Idol&#039; Gospel Tribute Honoring Mandisa Sparks Standing Ovation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former 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