The X FactorΒ star Danny Dearden has died at the age of 34, with his manager confirming the news.Β
In a post on Instagram, music manager Denise Beighton confirmed that Dearden, who competed in the 11th season of the ITV reality show, had sadly passed away, saying she was βheartbrokenβ by the news.
A cause of death is yet to be disclosed.
Dearden made it to the Judgeβs House stage of the series in 2014, where he competed against Jake Quickenden, Andrea Faustini, Jack Walton, Jordan Morris and Paul Akister by performing a rendition of Kelly Clarksonβs βBeautiful Disasterβ.
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