Mandisa, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and former "American Idol" contestant from the Sacramento area, has died. She was 47. Mandisa was found dead at her home on Thursday from unknown causes, her social media accounts said. She reportedly lived in Nashville. “We ask for your prayers for her family and close-knit circle of friends during this incredibly difficult time,” the post said. “Mandisa was a voice of encouragement and truth to people facing life’s challenges all around the world.” Mandisa, born Mandisa Lynn Hundley, grew up in Citrus Heights. She sang at her church and attended El Camino Fundamental High School. She went on to study vocal performance at American River College and then attended Fisk University in Nashville where she was a member of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, according to online bios. She worked as a session vocalist and backup singer for Trisha Yearwood and Shania Twain before becoming nationally known as a contestant on the fifth season of “American Idol” in 2006. How she handled judge Simon Cowell's cruel joke about her weight was a signature moment from the season. After her "Idol" audition, Cowell made a comment about needing "a bigger stage." She later confronted him by saying, "A lot of people want me to say a lot of things to you.""Yes, you hurt me and I cried and it was painful. It really was," she said. "But I want you to know that I’ve forgiven you and that you don’t need someone to apologize in order to forgive somebody."The pair later hugged and Cowell said he was "humbled" and apologized. In an interview with Katie Couric about the experience, Mandisa said she told Cowell that, “I could forgive him because I’ve been forgiven so much and that if Jesus could forgive me for all of my wrongs, I could extend that same grace.”“It was the most powerful moment of my life to have him apologize. To say that he was humbled and then to send me to the top 24," she added. "It was perfect.”Mandisa’s debut album in 2007 topped Billboard’s charts for Christian albums. She released six albums overall and won a Grammy award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for “Overcomer” in 2013. Her song "Overcomer" that year spent 10 weeks leading Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. Mandisa said that song was inspired by her friend who was pregnant with her second child when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She said she felt like her prayers were answered when the child was born but her friend's later death put her into "a deep despair for three years." In 2016, she performed in Sacramento at the then-newly opened Golden 1 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