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Nikki McKibbin, ‘American Idol’ Finalist, Dies at 42 Ms. McKibbin, who finished third on the inaugural season of the reality talent show in 2002, died on Sunday after a brain aneurysm, her husband said. Nikki McKibbin finished third in the first season of “American Idol,” behind Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini. Credit... Kevin Winter/Getty Images/FOX Nikki McKibbin, a singer-songwriter from Texas best known for her third-place finish on the inaugural season of “American Idol,” died on Sunday. She was 42. Ms. McKibbin’s death was confirmed by her husband, Craig Sadler, who  said on Facebook  that she was taken off life support early Sunday morning, four days after she experienced complications from a brain aneurysm.   Her son,   Tristen Langley, said she died in Arlington, Texas. “She was so loved that I know thousands of you will be grieving with us,” Mr. Sadler wrote. Ms. McKibbin rose to national fame in 2002 as a contestant on “American Idol,” the Fox reality show in which singers