Nikki McKibbin, American Idol Season 1 Contestant, Dies Aged 42

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American Idol in 2002, died on November 1 at the age of 42.Her husband, Craig Sadler, revealed in a Facebook post on Saturday, October 31, that she had suffered a brain aneurysm on Wednesday, October 28.“She would already be gone, but she’s an organ donor and has been kept on life support to make that possible,” he wrote. “That shouldn’t be a surprise to us.

finalist has died after suffering an aneurysm, her husband revealed on social media on Saturday. She was 42. «The love of my life Nikki Sadler suffered an aneurysm on Wednesday,» McKibbin's husband, Craig Sadler, wrote on Facebook.

Nikki McKibbin has sadly passed away at the age of 42. According to her co-stars, the Texas-born American Idol Season 1 finalist finished in third place on the show’s inaugural season in 2002.

American Idol’s inaugural 2002 season with her feisty Alannah Myles, Melissa Etheridge, Alanis Morissette, Bonnie Tyler, Stevie Nicks, and Janis Joplin covers, and eventually placed third behind Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini — has died. According to a personal Facebook post by her husband, Craig Sadler, McKibbin suffered a brain aneurysm on Wednesday, and was kept on life support until Saturday so that her organs could be recovered for donation.

Nikki McKibbin has died at the age of 42 after reportedly suffering from a brain aneurysm. She rose to fame in 2002 when she finished in third place on the first season of American Idol.