Willie Spence, the runner-up of season 19 of american idol, passed away on October 11, 2022 in a car accident. Spence’s Jeep Cherokee crashed into a tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder of a Tennessee highway. Spence’s American Idol family released the following statement:
“We are devastated by the passing of our beloved member of the American Idol family, Willie Spence. He was a true talent who lit up every room he walked into and he will be sorely missed. We send our condolences to his loved ones.”
Spence’s family has yet to comment on Spence’s passing.
People said that Spence sang like her mother.
Willie Spence was born on June 18, 1999 in West Palm Beach, Florida, the son of Willie Spence Sr. and Sharon Spence. The late singer grew up in Douglas, Georgia.
Willie Spence’s parents | News WALB 10
News WALB 10 reported that Willie was a miracle baby as doctors had informed Sharon that she was unable to conceive. At home, Sharon and Spence Sr. referred to her son as Miracle Man or M&M.
Sharon told the outlet that she sang to Willie in the womb. “M&M we love you,” Sharon said. “Sweet M&Ms, mommy and daddy love you. During my pregnancy I sang and after the pregnancy, he took over.”
Spence grew up in a musical family: Spence Sr. plays the guitar and Sharon sings. Sharon taught her son how to command the stage while he performed. She said:
“and I would say [to Willie] use your hands more, walk a little, M&M, walk backwards, you know certain things I would say and those things would come out [on stage] while singing and it made me feel good.”
She added that people who have seen her perform said that Spencer sang like her. “When I got home, a lot of people said to me, ‘Sharon, that boy looks just like you on that stage,’” Sharon said. News WALB 10. “He said, ‘Make your hands like this and he made his hands like this.'”
Categories: Biography
Source: vcmp.edu.vn