Quindon Tarver, the choir boy child star of Romeo + Juliet, has died in a car crash at 38-years-old.
The singer's death was confirmed by his uncle, Kevin Tarver, to the Dallas Morning News.
Sadly, the news was also confirmed to the Daily Beast by another uncle, Willie Tarver, who said that Quindon passed away as a result of a car crash in Dallas last week.
He explained to the news outlet that his nephew "was getting ready to make his comeback." He said: "He had been in the studio working on a project that was supposed to be released this year."
Baz Luhrmann, the director of Romeo + Juliet, shared a clip of Quindon singing on Instagram during on-set rehearsals in tribute to the 38-year-old on Monday (April 5).
He captioned the post: "A beautiful soul has passed, my thoughts are with Quindon Tarver's family and loved ones."
In a 2017 interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Tarver revealed that he was born in McKinney, Texas, and his singing career began when he was just four years old and began participating in church choirs.
"I started singing in my grandfather's church," he added. "He was the pastor. I realized from a young age that this was what I wanted to do. I liked the way that people were moved by it, how it affected them. I would see the effect on them when I would sing and it just amazed me."
He went on to sign with Virgin Records at the age of 12 and appear in Madonna's "Like a Prayer" music video, and he was cast in Romeo + Juliet while recording his first album.
Tarver sang in Romeo + Juliet as a child playing a choir boy, with his interpretations of Rozalla's Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) and Prince's When Doves Cry, which both appeared on the 1996 film's soundtrack.
Five years after starring in the on-screen adaptation of the popular Shakespeare play, Tarver appeared in two seasons of American Idol.
Watch Quindon's iconic performance in Romeo + Juliet below:After Prince tragically died in 2016, Quindon sang When Doves Cry at a tribute concert in Los Angeles.
During his interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Tarver explained that his career was setback after he developed a substance abuse problem.
However, he added that performing at the Prince tribute concert was like a "coming to Jesus moment".
"On May 8 of last year, I put myself in rehab and I stayed there for a month. I made up my mind that I was not gonna come out of those doors that miserable person that walked in," he said, explaining that he "walked out of there a free man" after treatment.
"I have not looked back," he continued. "I'm back into my music and I think my passion is stronger than ever."
In October of last year, Quindon's new single, Stand Our Ground, was released.
