David and Adam Cook (in 2008) Photo by: Frazer Harrison / Getty;
Adam Cook, brother of American Idol 2008 winner David Cook has succumbed to cancer after battling it for more than a decade, PEOPLE Magazine reports.
David Cook announced the sad news at the 12th annual Race for Hope 5k in Washington, D.C. Cook is scheduled to come to the capital of Philippines, Manila for a concert with American Idol 2008 runner-up David Archuleta.
“I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor and I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else right now,” he told the crowd.
Adam, Cook’s brother, 37 battled the disease during David’s American Idol competition and had a chance to see his brother perform live at the Idol stage while undergoing chemotherapy.
“I’m not going to lie to you. He still has a tough road ahead of him,” Adam’s longtime friend Darrick Scott had told PEOPLE. “But this trip to Los Angeles has put a whole new pep in his step.”
Idol judges expressed their condolences including Simon Cowell.
“I was incredibly saddened to hear the news,” he said in a statement to PEOPLE.
“I met Adam Cook a few times at American Idol. He was an incredible guy, and right now my thoughts are with David and his family.”
