Sunday, October 5, 2008

Australian Idol contestant found dead


Former Australian Idol contestant Levi Kereama has leapt to his death from a high-rise Brisbane hotel.

The 2003 series contender had earlier performed at the Parklife music festival and was believed to be suffering from depression.

When the 27-year-old jumped, hotel guests mistakenly believed they had seen furniture being thrown from the building.
"We thought it was like a computer desk or a coffee table or something being thrown out the window," Grace Pearce told National Nine News.

Kereama rose to fame as a baby-faced contestant in the first series of the popular reality TV show, making the final 12 through a wildcard entry, before has was eliminated in sixth place.

His music career continued and he scored a record contract, releasing several singles in 2004.

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