1 of 2 | Lauren Bennett, seen at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, died at 37, her G.R.L. bandmates announced Monday. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Singer Lauren Bennett died, her band G.R.L. announced on Instagram Monday. Bennett was 37.
“We will forever cherish the love, laughter, and countless memories she gave us,” GRL members Emmalyn Estrada, Natasha Slayton and Paula van Oppen wrote. “Her beautiful spirit touched so many lives, and she will be deeply missed and forever loved.”
G.R.L. released their first single, “Vacation,” in 2013. It also appeared on The Smurfs 2 soundtrack. Their 2014 self-titled EP included “Ugly Heart” and four other tracks.
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In 2014, G.R.L. singer Simone Battle died by suicide. The band took a hiatus but has reformed in different combinations of performers.
Bennett appeared on CeeLo Green’s “Love Gun” and LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem.”
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Victor WillisThe original lead singer and co-founder of the Village People Victor Willis gestures after ceremonies honoring the Village People with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on September 12, 2008. Willis died June 30 at the age of 74. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
