Freddie Combs, 49, a competitor on “X Factor,” died. Freddie Combs, 49, has gone away. During the television singing competition The X Factor, his soaring voice wowed viewers. His wife, Kay, claimed he died of kidney failure on September 10 in a Florida hospital.

Combs, a pastor, went on The X Factor in a wheelchair. He suffered from health concerns for many years, and his wife claims he weighed up to 920 pounds in 2009. Freddie Combs, who was on Simon Cowell’s second season of The X Factor in the United States, died at the age of 49. He originally appeared on TLC’s Ton of Love in 2010 and lost weight to a trim 540 pounds.

They promptly pulled him out of the race.

Kay Combs expressed gratitude for having been his wife for 25 years and his closest friend.

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