Those were the two best things she could have ... Asked about Mandisa's hit single "Overcomer," Dixon said, "It was a massive song with so much truth. Everyone needs to hear that.

On the series, Mandisa earned praise from judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson for her performances of songs like Chaka ... She was eliminated in the top 9, and even forgave Cowell ...

Mandisa Horn is the owner and chef at Horn O Plenty Freshtaurant, a farm to table restaurant in rural Pennsylvania. She is a member of a black family that has been in the area since the eighteenth ...