Nolan Neal, the singer who competed on NBC’s The Voice and America’s Got Talent, has passed away. He was 41 years old. The singer’s cousin, Dylan Sales, confirmed Neil’s death with him diverse. TMZ first mentioned Neil’s death. An official cause of death was not revealed. Neil has spoken publicly in the past about his history of using drugs and going to rehab to stay clean.
Nolan appeared on the fifteenth season of “America’s Got Talent,” auditioning for a song called “Lost” that he said was an original that he wrote after it came clean. Nolan reached the quarterfinals of the NBC contest series and performed another original song, “Send Me a Butterfly.”
As a contestant on Season 10 of “The Voice,” Nolan was selected to join Adam Levine’s cast and reached the playoffs before being eliminated. All four judges turned their chairs to Neil during his audition, singing a cover of Elton John’s Tiny Dancer.
Neil has been open about his struggles with drug addiction, and he once said A local NBC affiliateI remember getting clean in 2010; May 15, went to rehab. Stayed clean. I joined rock band Hinder, and it was all about drinking and partying. It’s not their fault. I had decided I wanted to drink like a normal person. I remember That I was trying to be normal and fit. I remember going to the bar and ordering a drink. I tried to hide it. I remember pretending to be normal. I was lying to myself just to tell myself I could control it.”
During his time on “The Voice,” Neil said he was still battling his addiction. “I got lost on ‘The Voice’ and kept drinking,” Nolan said. “You can see it. I can see it.”
Neil was born in Nashville and raised in East Tennessee.
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