{"id":106060,"date":"2022-10-24T00:57:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T00:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/zuri-craig-americas-got-talent-finalist-dead-at-44\/"},"modified":"2022-10-24T00:57:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T00:57:01","slug":"zuri-craig-americas-got-talent-finalist-dead-at-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/zuri-craig-americas-got-talent-finalist-dead-at-44\/","title":{"rendered":"Zuri Craig, America&#8217;s Got Talent Finalist, Dead at 44"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\" wp_automatic_readability=\"73.977746870654\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>Zuri Craig, known for his time competing and making it to the finals on season 10 of <em>America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/em>, has died.  He was 44.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-2\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>The singer died Friday, according to an announcement shared by his family Sunday on his ZoReMi Entertainment&#8217;s Instagram page, featuring a collage of images from Craig&#8217;s life and career.  A cause of death was not provided.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-4\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>&#8220;It is with profound sadness that we announce the transition of our beloved son, brother and friend, Zuri Craig,&#8221; they wrote.  &#8220;We thank you in advance for your prayers. Please honor our privacy during this unimaginable time of mourning.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp related-link mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-8\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>Competing with Jeffrey Lewis as one half of the Craig Lewis Band, Craig made it to the finals of <em>America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/em> season 10 in 2015. After performing covers of James Brown&#8217;s &#8220;This is a Man&#8217;s World&#8221; and Mary J. Blige&#8217;s &#8220;I&#8217;m Goin&#8217; Down,&#8221; they finished in fifth place.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-10-iframe\" class=\"mntl-sc-block-embed--iframe lazyload\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" title=\"\" data-expand=\"300\" data-src=\"\/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FCkDzsAXLhQi&amp;id=mntl-sc-block_1-0-10-iframe&amp;options=e30%3D&amp;docId=6754333\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-embed mntl-sc-block-embed --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-12\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<strong><em>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>  to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/em><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-14\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>Craig previously worked with Tyler Perry, appearing onscreen in Madea&#8217;s Big Happy Family (2011) and <em>A Madea Christmas<\/em> (2011) as well as providing vocals in <em>Madea Gets a Job<\/em> (2013).  He also created a web series entitled <em>Black Hollywood: Atlanta<\/em>for which he held a casting call last July.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zuri Craig, known for his time competing and making it to the finals on season 10 of America&#8217;s Got Talent, has died. He was 44. The singer died Friday, according to an announcement shared by his family Sunday on his ZoReMi Entertainment&#8217;s Instagram page, featuring a collage of images from Craig&#8217;s life and career. 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