A PERFORMER who rocketed to fame after winning So You Think You Can Dance has died at just 36 years old.

Joshua Allen's heartbroken family announced that he died on Tuesday.

The family confirmed his death to TMZ , but did not provide any details on the cause.

Allen won the show's fourth season in 2008 and earned a $250,000 prize.

He competed against Stephen "tWitch" Boss, who came in second, and the two went on to become close friends.

Friends have mourned over the loss of the artists who they say wowed the judges with his unpredictable style.

"He didn't always do things the way that everybody thought he should, but that's why he was a winner," friend Emmanuel Hurd told TMZ.

Allen grew up playing sports, but started to dedicate his time to dancing when he was a teenager.

After wi

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