Kellie Pickler returns to ‘American Idol’ stage 3 years after husband’s shocking death
Kellie Pickler returned to the 'American Idol' stage three years after the suicide of her husband, Kyle Jacobs. She performed a duet with contestant Hannah Harper during a 20th-anniversary reunion of the 2006 cast. Pickler has largely stayed out of the public eye since her husband's death in 2023.
- ▪Kellie Pickler performed with 'American Idol' contestant Hannah Harper on the show's 20th-anniversary tribute to the 2006 cast.
- ▪Her husband, Kyle Jacobs, died by suicide in February 2023 at their home in Nashville.
- ▪Pickler and Jacobs were married in 2011 and co-starred in the CMT reality series 'I Love Kellie Pickler' from 2015 to 2017.
- ▪Jacobs was a music producer who worked on Lee Brice’s platinum-certified album 'Hey World.'
- ▪Pickler’s last public performance before this appearance was at a Patsy Cline tribute in 2024.
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Celebrity News Kellie Pickler returns to ‘American Idol’ stage 3 years after husband’s shocking death By Tamantha Ryan Published May 5, 2026, 10:09 a.m. ET Kellie Pickler made a rare return to “American Idol” three years after her husband, Kyle Jacobs, died by suicide in 2023. On Monday night, the “Red High Heels” singer took the stage to duet with Hannah Harper, who is in the Top 5 of this season’s competition series. The women sang Martina McBride’s “A Broken Wing” for the 20th reunion of the 2006 cast, in which Pickler originally competed. 6 Kellie Pickler (pictured right) returned to the “American Idol” stage three years after her husband, Kyle Jacobs, died. Disney via Getty Images 6 The “Red High Heels” singer took the stage to duet with Hannah Harper (pictured left).
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