Season 18 alum Doug Kiker, better known to fans as the “Singing Garbage Man,” died from an opioid overdose at age 32, and his ex-fiancée Valerie Cook has opened up about the struggles he faced.

The cause of death for American Idol contestant Doug Kiker, better known as "The Singing Garbage Man," has been revealed. According to TMZ, Kiker died from an opioid overdose. Citing the City ...

Douglas Kiker you will forever be missed ... where he earned the nickname “The Singing Garbage Man” thanks to his day job as a sanitation worker. His audition moved then-judge Katy Perry ...

Douglas Kiker, the “Singing Garbage Man” of “American Idol” Season 18, reportedly looked bad enough before he was hospitalized that a pedestrian who passed him on the street decided to ...

Kiker’s former fiancée Valerie Cook confirmed his death, as did his brother and mother, but an official cause of death was not released. The family said on GoFundMe that his death was ...

He told the judges that he had no experience performing in front of an audience but did sing while holding onto the back of the garbage truck. Kiker was eliminated in the next round, however ...

(NEXSTAR) – Douglas Kiker, the garbage collector who ... to the piano to play while Kiker sang. That gave the garbage man another first: singing with a musical accompaniment.

Doug Kiker, a former contestant on American Idol known as “The Singing Garbage Man,” has passed away ... to announce the passing of my brother Douglas Kiker he was sooo loved and will be ...