Former ‘Idol’ Contestant Alexis Cohen Dead at 25
Alexis Cohen, who auditioned for American Idol, back in 2008 & 2009 (season 8), was found dead on the streets of Seaside Heights, New Jersey early this morning.
A 25-year-old Allentown, Pa. woman and former contestant on the television show American Idol was found dead at about 4 a.m. today outside at Dupont Avenue and Bay Boulevard, authorities said.
Alexis Cohen had auditioned in January 2008 in Philadelphia, and claimed “I march to a beat of a different drummer” in a 2007 American Idol interview on YouTube. She compared her singing talent to that of Janis Joplin, Grace Slick and Pat Benatar.
She was one of the more colorful and rememberable characters to appear on Idol. If you view her rejection tirade in the video above you can probably start to put the pieces together a bit.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Alexis.
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The name didn’t ring a bell so I watched the video. I actually thought her voice was pretty good. She handled the rejection well in front of the judges, but seemed to lose it when she exited the stage. Some of it seemed to be exaggerated to get attention from the camera, but who knows? She may have had anger issues. I’d be interested in knowing what caused her death…what a shame. My condolences to her family & friends.
She was not found in Allentown, she was found in a town in NJ. She was had apparently suffered injuries consistent with being hit by a car