{"id":101564,"date":"2022-10-12T15:40:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T15:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=101564"},"modified":"2022-10-12T15:40:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T15:40:23","slug":"willie-spence-american-idol-runner-up-dies-at-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/10\/12\/willie-spence-american-idol-runner-up-dies-at-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie Spence, &#8216;American Idol&#8217; runner up dies at 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;American idol&#8217; runner up Willie Spence is said to have died at 23 after sustaining injuries in a car accident.<\/p>\n<p>Spence appeared on Season 19 of The Voice, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/10\/12\/the-sx-was-insane-twitter-user-suggests-why-davido-ordered-g-wagon-for-chioma-he-reacts\/\">singer<\/a> Katharine McPhee sang a duet with him on that episode. McPhee appeared to confirm the news on her Instagram Story and posted footage of her mourning Spence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI received very tragic news tonight,\u201d she wrote above a video of her and Spence meeting. \u201cSweet @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/18\/willie-obiano-oap-latasha-ngwube-reacts-to-footage-of-faceoff-uses-obama-as-yardstick\/\">williespenceofficial<\/a> passed away in a car accident. Only 23 years old. Life is so unfair and nothing is ever promised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod rest your soul Willie. It was a pleasure to sing with you and to know you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added a video in which he posted right before he died.<\/p>\n<p>See post below;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101571 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/12\/Screenshot_20221012-153707_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"1315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/12\/Screenshot_20221012-153707_1.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/12\/Screenshot_20221012-153707_1-152x300.jpg 152w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/12\/Screenshot_20221012-153707_1-518x1024.jpg 518w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/12\/Screenshot_20221012-153707_1-150x297.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101572 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/12\/Screenshot_20221012-153700_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"1203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/12\/Screenshot_20221012-153700_1.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/12\/Screenshot_20221012-153700_1-166x300.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/12\/Screenshot_20221012-153700_1-566x1024.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/12\/Screenshot_20221012-153700_1-150x271.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;American idol&#8217; runner up Willie Spence is said to have died at 23 after sustaining injuries in a car accident. 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