Former ‘American Idol’ Star Dies Suddenly at 31 After Apparent Heart Attack, Family Says

C.J. Harris onstage during Fox's "American Idol" XIII Finale at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, Calif., on May 21, 2014. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

C.J. Harris, a singer who competed in the U.S. television series “American Idol” nearly a decade ago, died over the weekend, according to his family. He was 31.

The family member, who was not identified, told TMZ on Monday that the singer, whose full name is Curtis “C.J.” Harris, was rushed to a local hospital by ambulance on Jan. 15 after suffering an apparent heart attack at a home in Jasper, Alabama.