She later served as the head vocal coach for american idol and canadian idol, also singing backup for the contestants. Debra byrd, singer who worked with barry manilow and was the head vocal coach on american idol, died tuesday in los angeles at the age of 72. Debra byrd, a vocal coach for such shows as american idol, the voice and others, died march 5 in los angeles She was 72 and no cause or location was given Highlights of her career include a top 30 hit on the billboard hot 100 Singing behind such stars as barry manilow, bob dylan and mary j
And a long run as a vocal coach on such talent. Hudson wrote on instagram, “heartbroken over the passing of debra byrd, the vocal coach on american idol She encouraged and supported us from the very beginning I am so grateful for everything she taught us She will be dearly missed, but her legacy lives on through the music of countless artists she influenced during her lifetime.
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