Talented street performer, Anthony Riley, a featured singer on this season’s The Voice, has died. He was only 28.

The sad news was announced on a fan site after Riley’s friends expressed their grief on social media. Representatives for The Voice have yet to comment on the story. Yahoo Music’s Reality Rocks confirmed the tragic news.

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The Voice Anthony Riley death

“Anthony passed away Tuesday. He wasn’t found until yesterday [Friday],” said Man. “His sister called me at 7:30 yesterday to tell me… I called the friend he’d been living with, Bobby Iovine, and Bobby was in tears. Yahoo said, ‘Robby, it’s true.‘”

Yahoo added: “Anthony was a gentle soul. Just a loving, caring, gentle person, is what he was.”  h/t yahoo

Riley mysteriously and abruptly left The Voice Season 8 before the Knockout Rounds, which aired this past March, with no explanation other than “personal reasons,” which later turned out to be substance based.