
Skilyr Hicks, former 'AGT' contestant, dead at 23
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Former "America's Got Talent" contestant Skilyr Hicks has died at the age of 23.
Per authorities, Hicks was found dead at a home in Liberty, South Carolina on Monday. The Pickens County Sheriff's Office said a deputy arrived at the home "to assist EMS [emergency medical services] on a possible overdose," however a cause of death has not been publicly shared. Hicks was just 14 when she auditioned for ‘AGT’ with an original song. She was eliminated shortly after. (America's Got Talent/YouTube) She got ‘yes’ votes from all four judges at the time: Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Mel B, Howie Mandel. (Photo by: Skip Bolen/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
"She will live on through her music," the musician's mother Jodi told TMZ, noting that her daughter suffered from mental health issues including depression and substance abuse.