Doug Kiker, the garbage collector turned musician who moved Katy Perry to tears on "American Idol," has died, his family announced. He was 32. Kiker's sister, Angela Evans, broke the news in an emotional Facebook post on Wednesday.

Douglas Kiker, who was known as the “Singing Garbage Man” on “American Idol,” died at the age of 32, according to his family. “It is with a heavy heart that we have to announce the passing of my brother Douglas Kiker ," his sister Angela Evans wrote on Facebook Wednesday, March 12.

Doug Kiker, who was dubbed the "Singing Garbage Man" after a stunning audition during Season 18 of "American Idol," died Wednesday at age 32. No cause of death has been shared. His 2020 audition, in which he sang Rascal Flatts' "Bless the Broken Road,