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C.J. Harris Dead: Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Death Cause Revealed!

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John Parsons

Published Dec 27, 2025

C.J. Harris, who completed 6th on the thirteenth time of American Symbol in 2014, has died. He was 31. As per a his relative, CJ died after a coronary episode on Sunday night in Jasper, Alabama.

He was raced to the emergency clinic by rescue vehicle, however he didn’t get by. The news previously emerged on TMZ. Jessica Meuse, who was in a similar Icon season 13 rivalry as Harris, composed a recognition for the star on Instagram.

“Your ability and grin will be remembered fondly, and the world is certainly a more obscure and frightfully calmer spot without you in it,” she composed. “I’ll miss your arbitrary calls requesting life exhortation and discussing the music world… There are a ton of things I understand I won’t ever comprehend — you leaving us so before long is a unique little something.”

The performer initially went for American Symbol on a transport visit through Tuscaloosa. Then, in Salt Lake City, he sang for passes judgment on Keith Metropolitan, Jennifer Lopez, and Harry Connick Jr.

BREAKING:

American Idol contestant C.J
Harris #diedsuddenly at the age of 31.

The singer suffered an ‘apparent heart attack’ in his hometown in Alabama.💉

— DiedSuddenly (@DiedSuddenly_) January 16, 2023


He got three decisions in favor of Hollywood with his variant of “Soulshine” by the Allman Brothers, which he devoted to his dad. Afterward, he gave important exhibitions of “Mightn’t You at any point See” by the Marshall Exhaust Band and “On the off chance that It Hadn’t Been for Affection” by the SteelDrivers.

Harris sang with Darius Rucker at the Fantastic Ole Opry after his experience on the show, and in 2019, he put out the single “In Affection.” He frequently posted recordings of himself singing and playing guitar on TikTok and Instagram.

In October, he composed on Facebook that he was making new music in Muscle Sandbars, Alabama. On January 1, the artist likewise said that “new music is just around the corner.”

Harris, who was a dad of two, told The Hollywood Journalist in 2014 that he previously went for Icon in 2010 however didn’t make it past the principal round. He likewise went for The X-Element and The Voice yet didn’t make it past the principal round of each show.

“I was consistently on the web, attempting to find a break, searching for which makers I could send my stuff to. I looked for American Symbol and I saw they were doing the transport visit and they would have been 30 minutes not too far off from me,” he reviewed.

“I said, ‘Guess what? I will allow it another opportunity. I’ve gotten such a great deal better, my voice has developed and my playing has gotten such a ton better.”

The performer likewise said that his adoration for music began when he was a kid and his mom sang to him via telephone while she was in jail. “Tears would simply stream out of my eyes,” he said.

“American Idol” Alum C.J. Harris, DEAD AT 31…

Apparent “HEART ATTACK”…

“CPR efforts were unsuccessful”…

Made his last Instagram post on Jan. 13th…

– Hollywood Life, People

— Dr. James E. Olsson (@DrJamesOlsson) January 16, 2023


“At the point when I was a little more established, my granddad gave me a guitar. He had one in the shed and it had three strings on it. He said I didn’t have to purchase an entirely different arrangement of strings. So I would tune it in a manner that when I played it, it seemed as though it’s in a key of whatever. I track down various sounds. I simply love music so I sincerely attempt to find a sound that I truly like and play it. I know that is peculiar, however that is my specialty.”