Quindon Tarver, known for ‘American Idol’ and ‘Romeo + Juliet,’ dead at 38 after car accident

Quindon Tarver, greatest known for singing in Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 “Romeo + Juliet” and Seasons 2 and 7 of “(*38*)” is dead at age 38 after a car accident in Texas. 

The singer’s uncle, Willie Tarver, confirmed information of his loss of life to The Daily Beast saying he was in an accident on a Texas freeway final Thursday.  

“He had an accident—all we know is he had a wreck, crashed into a wall somewhere on George Bush [Turnpike],” he told the outlet. “That’s all the information I have.”

Quindon’s different uncle, Kevin, advised The Dallas Morning News that the tragedy comes because the 38-year-old was focusing his efforts on a musical comeback. 

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“He had been through so much,” stated Kevin. “But his focus was on his music. He was getting ready to make his comeback. He had been in the studio working on a project that was supposed to be released this year.”

Born in 1982, Quindon reportedly started singing in his church choir at age 4 earlier than he was tapped to seem in Madonna’s “Like a Prayer.” By age 12, he’d signed with Virgin Records and was set to document his self-titled debut album. Before he completed, he was requested to seem within the fashionable adaptation of Shakespeare’s play “Romeo + Juliet.” 

Fans could bear in mind Quindon as a choir member singing Prince’s “When Doves Cry” and Rozalla’s “Everybody’s Free” within the movie.  The tracks additionally appeared on the double platinum soundtrack to the film, in keeping with the Dallas Morning News.

Luhrmann took to Instagram to pay tribute to the late singer with an audition tape of him singing.

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“A beautiful soul has passed, my thoughts are with Quindon Tarver’s family and loved ones,” the director captioned the video.

The similar 12 months his album and the soundtrack got here out, his star continued to rise with the discharge of his album and the hit single “It’s You That’s On My Mind,” which the outlet studies despatched him on tour with singers Brandy and Monica. However, regardless of a fast rise as a youth within the music scene, he was again dwelling in Texas by age 14.  

In a 2017 interview with an Australian outlet, he claimed his profession stalled after he spoke out about being molested by somebody within the music trade. He talked about that he began to have struggles with drug and alcohol habit after his profession stalled. However, by 2017, he had simply come out of rehab and was devoted to getting again to his music. 

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“It was a relief,” Quindon stated at the time. “I was free. Those burdens were all lifted. It was the most liberating, amazing feeling that I had ever felt in my life. I forgave the people that hurt me, the people that did cruel things to me, I forgave them and I let it go, so that I could heal. That was the only way I could heal,” he stated at the time. “I walked out of there a free man and I have not looked back. I’m back into my music and I think my passion is stronger than ever.”

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In October 2020 he launched his newest observe, “Stand Our Ground,” which Kevin advised The Daily Beast was a tribute to his son, Quindon’s cousin, who died in January attributable to “police brutality.”