Willie Spence

Willie Spence (June 18, 1999 - October 11, 2022 [aged 23]),https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12343386/ was an American singer. He was the runner-up of the 19th season of American Idol at the age of 22. 
==History==
The channel was created on July 1, 2016, and began uploading on November 14, 2017.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS2mXX_sOEc 
==Personal life==
He was born on June 18, 1999, in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. He grew up in Douglas, Georgia, after his family moved there.
He posted online videos of him singing during his time in high school. In 2017, a video he had posted singing the Willie Spence: Diamonds by Rihanna Cover!!! went viral on YouTube, eventually garnering over 32 million views. 
==Death==
On October 11, 2022, he died in a car crash. https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/12/american-idol-willie-spence-dead-dies-car-crash/ His death was reported by the Marion County Sheriff's Office. According to WSB-TV in Atlanta, he was driving a Jeep Cherokee when he veered off I-24 at around 4:00PM ET. His vehicle struck a tractor- trailer that was stopped on the shoulder of the road. The driver of that vehicle was not injured.https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/georgia-born-american-idol-runner-up-willie-spence-killed-car-accident-23/ZPBFK3LEUVCMJHV45ZNJGHUGJM/
==References==
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