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Lauren Bennett, who collaborated pinch LMFAO connected nan No. 1 deed “Party Rock Anthem” and later was a personnel of nan group G.R.L. has died, according to an announcement from nan latter. No origin of decease was given. According to a societal media station by her erstwhile Paradiso Girls bandmate Aria Crescendo, Bennett passed distant earlier her June birthday. She was 36.
Bennett deed a profession precocious constituent pinch “Party Rock Anthem” successful 2011, connected which she sang nan span and hook. The opus went No. 1 connected Billboard’s Hot 100 and stayed location for six weeks. It besides went to No. 1 successful 20 different countries. It has been astir ubiquitous connected power and successful commercials ever since.
The British-born Bennett first made her people competing arsenic a teen connected her location country’s type of The X-Factor. She soon joined nan Paradiso Girls, a group assembled by Jimmy Iovine and nan Pussycat Dolls’ Robin Antin, pinch whom she would collaborate passim her career.
Antin later steered nan vocalist into G.R.L, a woman group that often performed pinch Pitbull and teamed pinch him connected nan 2014 way “Wild Wild Love.” G.R.L took a break aft nan termination decease of personnel Simone Battle. They later concisely reformed.
She segued to state euphony successful 2017, forming nan folk, country, blues and stone duo BENNETT pinch her brother. Her last societal media station came connected February 22 of this year. It was video featuring her screen of “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’.”
Over nan people of her career, Bennett besides worked pinch will.i.am and CeeLo Green.
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G.R.L.’s remaining members posted a connection connected Instagram coming confirming Bennett’s passing.
“Our hearts are broken, and we cannot statesman to definitive really overmuch she meant to us. We will everlastingly cherish nan love, laughter and countless memories she gave us. Her beautiful tone touched truthful galore lives, and she will beryllium profoundly missed and everlastingly loved,” nan connection publication successful part.
While G.R.L. announced Bennett’s passing today, her erstwhile Paradiso Girls groupmate Aria Crescendo mourned her passing 2 weeks ago, posting photos of nan 2 and their children connected what she termed Bennett’s “forever birthday,” saying, “I wish you wore [sic.] present truthful we tin celebrate.”
