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‘American Idol’ runner-up Willie Spence dies after a car crash at 23: ‘I’m in shock’

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Willie Spence, who finished 2021's Season 19 of "American Idol" in second place with "undeniable" talent, died Oct. 11 in a car crash. He was 23.

     
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