{"id":220292,"date":"2026-02-02T12:13:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/ifunanya-nwangene-former-the-voice-contestant-dead-from-snake-bite\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:13:51","slug":"ifunanya-nwangene-former-the-voice-contestant-dead-from-snake-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/ifunanya-nwangene-former-the-voice-contestant-dead-from-snake-bite\/","title":{"rendered":"Ifunanya Nwangene, Former The Voice Contestant, Dead from Snake Bite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Very sad news this week out of the world of entertainment:<\/p>\n<p>Ifunanya Nwangene, a contestant on Season 3 of The Voice Nigeria, has passed away after she was bitten by a snake while she was asleep.<\/p>\n<p>The singer was 26 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/voicedeath-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-547142 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/voicedeath-copy.jpg 897w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/voicedeath-copy-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/voicedeath-copy-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/voicedeath-copy-768x762.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/voicedeath-copy.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAmemuso Choir [regrets] to announce the sudden demise of our beloved soprano,\u201d music director Sam C. Ezugqu with the Amemuse Choir said in a Sunday, February 1 statement shared via Facebook, confirming the singer\u2019s death. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA rising star, Ifunanya was on the cusp of sharing her incredible talent with the world. Her voice and spirit will be deeply missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to reports\u2026 Nwangene was bitten by a snake in Abuja, where she resided, before being rushed to a Nigerian hospital on Saturday, January 31. <\/p>\n<p>The artist tried to obtain treatment for the snake bite at a nearby clinic; however, there was no antivenom available, which is why she ended up at the hospital.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-547143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-960x640.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-547143 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-960x640.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/singer-former-voice-contestant-26-120257961.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (The Voice Nigeria \/ YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ezugwu further detailed the following events to the BBC Africa, recounting how hospital staff attempted \u201cto stabilize her,\u201d adding that Nwangene \u201ccould not speak, but <em>could<\/em> make hand gestures. She was struggling to breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nwangene \u2014 known for her jazz-operatic singing style \u2014 prominence in the African country after amazing viewers on The Voice with her cover of Rihanna\u2019s \u201cTake a Bow.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She was ultimately eliminated in the Knockouts.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy came just three days after Nwangene teased a new song with musician Tbrass. Following her passing, the artist shared a clip of Nwangene recording the track in his tribute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn irreplaceable loss to the Abuja music society and Nigeria at large,\u201d he wrote on Instagram, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy hand and heart feels very heavy writing this, because it is unimaginable losing such a young promising great, talented music artist who touched so many lives, it is very heartbreaking \u2014 especially in Nigeria where music runs deep in our souls and connects us all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pain of saying goodbye to someone whose voice and energy brought joy, inspiration, and even healing to many is heavy. From her unique voice, to the stories she told through songs, and the way she represented our culture and struggles, Nanya was a true artist who left an irreplaceable mark.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/ifunanya-nwangene-former-the-voice-contestant-dead-from-snake-bite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Very sad news this week out of the world of entertainment: Ifunanya Nwangene, a contestant on Season 3 of The Voice Nigeria, has passed away after she was bitten by a snake while she was asleep. The singer was 26 years old. (Instagram) \u201cAmemuso Choir [regrets] to announce the sudden demise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-220292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}