The Voice star Janice Freeman’s cause of death revealed as pulmonary embolism and lupus

Janice Freeman’s cause of death has been revealed as a pulmonary embolism, with lupus listed as a contributing factor according to her death certificate.

Janice, who starred on the US version of The Voice, died on 2 March aged 33, with reports stating at the time she had passed away due to complications related to lupus and a bronchial infection.

The Blast reports that her death certificate has listed her cause of death as a pulmonary embolism – known as a blockage of an artery in the lungs.

The singer had also been suffering from lupus, with the chronic condition listed as a contributing factor to her death.

Janice had openly spoken of her experience with lupus and had overcome numerous medical problems including cervical cancer, kidney failure as a child and infection meningococcal meningitis.

She appeared on The Voice back in 2017 and landed a spot on Miley Cyrus’ team. The duo formed a firm friendship on the show and following Janice’s death, Miley paid tribute to her on Instagram. 

Miley posted a photo of a rainbow outside her window, and wrote: ‘Thank You Janice Freeman…for everything. This represents you perfectly.’

‘I miss you so much it hurts. Everywhere… but so did you. So often. So much pain and no one would ever notice because of the smile and joy.’

Miley attended a memorial service held for Janice and cried while giving a speech about the star. She said: ‘Before we sing this song for Janice, I just want to clear up a rumour. I was never her coach, ever, she was always mine

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‘I’ve learned more from her than anyone that I’ve ever gotten the honour to be in the room with, not just vocally, I should’ve gotten more lessons than I did, but she taught me everything that I know about love.’

She added: ‘And, to be here, and I had planned on singing a song for her, but just losing her is just too much for me.

‘So my dad’s gonna take care of this for me. But, I’ll always be your sister, I’m here for you, and I’m here for your family, and Janice I’ll miss you more than I could ever say. So, my dad is going to do this for me.’

Miley sang Amazing Grace with her dad Billy Ray Cyrus.

Janice is survived by her 12-year-old daughter Hannah and her husband Dion, as well as a large family.

Her management team said Janice was a ‘survivor and a fighter, and a beautiful force in this world.’