Chris Daughtry has cancelled his upcoming tour dates to be with his family after his 25-year-old stepdaughter Hannah was found dead at home.
Hannah was the daughter of Chris’s wife Deanna from a previous relationship and was found dead at her Nashville home by police on Friday.
The singer, 41, had cut short his tour after Hannah’s death, with the family saying in a statement: ‘Due to the unexpected death of Chris and Deanna Daughtry’s daughter, Hannah, all currently scheduled shows for the coming week for Daughtry have been postponed.
‘The Daughtry family thanks you for your understanding and respectfully asks for privacy during this very difficult time.
‘Further details will be made available at a later date. The investigation into this tragic death is still ongoing.’
Chris and Deanna have been together since 2000 when Hannah and her 23-year-old brother Griffin were small children.
The couple also have 10-year-old twins Adalynn and Noah together.
Chris had recently admitted he was ‘terrified’ of heading out on tour again after spending so much time at home during the coronavirus pandemic as it gave him a greater appreciation of the time spent with his family.
The former America Idol star told Yahoo earlier in the year: ‘It gave me a brand new perspective on all that my wife has to deal with every single day.
‘It just made me so much more compassionate and empathetic to what she has to deal with. And now I’m terrified to leave again, because I don’t want her to be stuck with it.’
He added: ‘The pause and the time at home to cultivate these relationships with my kids and my wife is something that I haven’t been able to do in the last 15 years. It has been extremely rewarding.’
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