America’s Got Talent (AGT) rocker Jay Jay Phillips has passed. The star, who appeared on the show’s seasons 4 and 12, died after contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19).

According to his family, Phillips battled with the disease just before the Thanksgiving holiday. Reports are that his family insisted he visit the hospital but he told them he needed more sleep.

Phillips, who was not yet vaccinated, had spoken of plans to do so just before contracting the virus. His girlfriend and her mother, who is a nurse, went to check on him where they found him dead on Thanksgiving Day.

Phillips, who first appeared on season 4 of AGT in 2009, was a student at the time. Eliminated from the audition rounds, the rocker returned eight years later in 2017, and, although he made it through the first round, he was axed in the judge cuts prior to the quarter-finals.

His father, whom he lived with, is currently hospitalised and battling for his life on a ventilator.

Phillips’ mane of hair gained as much attention as his distinguishable talent.