Nikki mckibbin where is she now

Even [in] the end, she is still giving. She was so loved that I know thousands of you will be grieving with us. There are only a few hours left for me to hold her hand and kiss her forehead. McKibbin placed third in the reality competition series' debut season following winner Kelly Clarkson and runner-up Justin Guarini. Before finding her spot in the spotlight on American Idol , she competed on the first season of the WB's Popstars in that led to the creation of pop girl group Eden's Crush.

Though she didn't make it into the final lineup, she was determined to find her place in the music industry. Her first studio album Unleashed was released in , followed by the EP Psychotrip in as part of the group Love Stricken Demise. McKibbin appeared in various other reality shows following American Idol including three in a "reality TV stars" episode of Fear Factor, the sports competition show Battle of the Network Reality Stars , and a lead role in E!

Entertainment's Kill Reality. Three years later, she joined the cast of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew during the show's sophomore season where she sought treatment for alcohol and cocaine addiction. Nikki was on cloud nine and the joy and excitement that radiated from her was infectious.

After the kind of emotional beating she took at the hands of the masses, she deserved to feel good about herself, even for a little while.

The Fleetwood Mac star later sent her a bouquet of flowers and a card that read, "You are the Gypsy that I was," Guarini said on Instagram. The gesture put her "on cloud nine and the joy and excitement that radiated from her was infectious," he wrote. The singer's husband added that, shortly before McKibbin's life support was turned off, they played the Fleetwood Mac song Landslide for her "one last time".

After making the season finale, she was signed to Sony Music's RCA label and released her first record, Unleashed, in She later struggled with alcohol and substance abuse - a battle that was chronicled on the TV show Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew in , and a subsequent spin-off, Sober House. McKibbin finished third on the show that year, behind Justin Guarini and Kelly Clarkson, who won the competition.

Guarini wrote on Instagram : "Nikki McKibben was a fiery, funny lady who could sing the Hell out of a rock song with the same kind of ease and command she lovingly used to cut you with her twangy Southern wit. Gracious in defeat, McKibbin tearfully hugged her fellow contestants when she was voted out in Please enter email address to continue.