Mandisa, a Christian singer and former *American Idol* contestant, passed away at her Nashville home at age 47, with her death confirmed on Friday morning, though the cause has not yet been disclosed. In her 2022 memoir, *Out of the Dark: My Journey Through the Shadows to Find God’s Joy*, Mandisa candidly shared her struggles with mental health,
detailing her battle with depression and anxiety following the loss of a close friend to cancer—a period she described as her “deep dark” phase. In a 2017 interview with *People*, she revealed how deeply her friend’s death affected her, leading her to withdraw and turn to food for comfort, saying, “When she died, it shook me to my core. I fell into a deep hole of sadness. I went back to my old ways, which are food.” Mandisa’s openness about her mental health journey touched many, and her music and message will continue to inspire her fans.
