‘Survivor’ Star Sonja Christopher Dead at 87

“Survivor” alum Sonja Christopher, the first contestant to be voted off the island of the reality competition, has died at age 87.

Entertainment Weekly confirmed the news Sunday. No cause of death has been disclosed.

Christopher, a retired music therapist, was 63 when she participated in the inaugural season of the reality show “Survivor: Borneo in 2000.” She would play on her ukelele to boost her tribe’s morale, singing “Bye Bye Blues” to eventual winner Richard Hatch.

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‘Survivor’ Star Sonja Christopher Dead at 87

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