The Voice community and fans are mourning one of their own.
Dylan Carter, a previous The Voice contestant who earned a four-chair turn during season 24 of The Voice while performing Whitney Houston's "I Look At You," has died. He was 24.
The South Carolina-based singer died in a car accident on Saturday night, according to local outlet News 2.
© Getty ImagesReba McEntire, who Dylan chose as his mentor after getting herself as well as Niall Horan, John Legend, and Gwen Stefani to choose from, took to Instagram and shared a heartbreaking tribute in his honor, remembering Dylan as "brilliant" and "kind."
"We will miss Dylan so much," she wrote in a statement. "He was a brilliant, kind and talented young man who brought a huge ray of sunshine to The Voice. Rest in peace, my dear friend."
Dylan died after being involved in a single-vehicle crash Saturday night on a rural Colleton County road in South Carolina. He was scheduled to perform Monday night at the Town of Moncks Corner's "Music on Main" event, which has since been canceled.
© Getty ImagesIn a Sunday Facebook post, Thomas Hamilton Jr., the mayor of Moncks Corner, which as of 2020 had a population of just over 13,000, shared: "Our family is heartbroken to hear about the passing of Dylan Carter in a car accident," along with photos of Dylan and his family, presumably.
"As a gifted singer, he frequently entertained our community with his performances at Town events," he continued. "His kindness and charm earned him immense respect, and his absence will be deeply felt."
"To the loved ones and acquaintances of Dylan, we offer our sincerest condolences during this difficult period. The Town of Moncks Corner, its Council, and entire staff extend their deepest sympathies. He was much more to our family than an entertainer, he was our friend and we are deeply saddened," the statement concluded.
When Dylan auditioned for The Voice, at the time 20 years old, he sang "I Look at You" in tribute to his mother, who had died the year prior, and not only did he receive a chair turn from all four judges, but brought them to near-tears.
© Getty Images"So much emotion, and I saw it and I felt it when you were singing," Reba told him at the time, fighting back tears. "That's the kind of songs that do that to me too, because I saw you get so emotionally involved, and that's when you know you've got a great song and a great singer: when it touches your heart."
"To me, as a performer, that's when you really hone in on why you're part on this Earth, when you touch people's hearts, and you did," she added.
