American Idol star CJ Harris dead at 31 after suffering apparent heart attack
AMERICAN Idol alum CJ Harris has died at the age of 31.
A family member revealed that CJ suffered an apparent heart attack on January 14 in Jasper, Alabama.
On Sunday night, the former American Idol star was sent to a local hospital by ambulance but did not survive, TMZ revealed.
Additional details surrounding his death have not been released.
Recently, the In Love singer shared snapshots from his last performance in Alabama.
CJ captioned the Instagram post: "Photos from the 2022 Frog Level in Fayette, Alabama."
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Another post, dated December 31, promised: "New things to come in year 2023!"
AMERICAN IDOL
Back in 2014, CJ auditioned for the FOX show in Salt Lake City.
The contestant impressed the judges with his rendition of Allman Brothers Band's Soulshine.
Judge Keith Urban told the late singer: "You sing because you have to sing, not 'cause you want to sing.
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"And I mean that in the deepest way. And that's why it's so believable and real."
CJ reached the top six finalists before he was eliminated.
He previously auditioned for The Voice and The X-Factor.
FAN TRIBUTES
Fans were quick to react to the shocking news as one wrote: "So many young adults are dying from heart-related illnesses here lately. RIP CJ Harris."
Another added: "RIP brother. May your soul rest in eternal peace," while a third chimed in, "So young. RIP."
"More sad news of another young person dying of heart problems," one reacted.
CJ'S LEGACY
CJ is survived by his son, Jordan Harris.
In 2014, the Alabama native spoke about his only child to Entertainment Weekly.
When asked if he was excited to get home and see his son, CJ replied: "Oh yeah, I get to go home [Friday] night, I’ll get to see him and it’s gonna be fun.
"It’s all gonna settle down and it’s gonna be OK."
'SOMETHING TO DO'
At the time, the TV personality spoke about fatherhood with PEOPLE.
CJ talked about being a musician and a doting father.
He said: “I would get done with my day around 7 p.m. and would run over there and stay with him until around 1 a.m.
“It reminded me that I have something to do.
“I just stayed focused on working on my pitch and my rhythm on my guitar.”
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CJ went on about how Jordan would "crawled up in my lap, and we played the guitar together."
He added: “I loved spending time with him because I don’t know when I’ll see him again.”
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