Singer Lauren Bennett, best known for her appearance on LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem and former member of the girl groups Paradiso Girls and GRL, has died aged 37.The news was announced on Monday by former GRL bandmates Paula van Oppen, Natasha Slayton and Emmalyn Estrada in a joint statement shared on the band’s Instagram account.“It is with great sadness that we share the loss of our beloved Lauren,” the statement began.“Our hearts are broken, and we cannot express how much he meant to us. We will cherish the love, laughter and many memories he gave us. Her beautiful spirit touched so many lives, and she will be greatly missed and loved forever. “The trio ended the tribute by writing, “Rest in peace, sweet Lauren. You will always be in our hearts. Your GRLs, Em, Tash, and P.”Bennett’s cause of death has not been released.
From Paradise Girls to GRL
Bennett began her musical career as a member of the Paradiso Girls, a pop group formed by Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin. The group’s first single, Patron Tequila, featuring Eve and Lil Jon, was released in 2009 and reached number 3 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.After Paradiso Girls was dropped by Interscope Records in 2010, Bennett went solo. He has collaborated with artists including CeeLo Green and Will. and. am, and was featured on LMFAO’s chart-topping hit Party Rock Anthem, which spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2011.He later joined GRL, which formed in 2013. The group released their first single, Vacation, for the soundtrack to The Smurfs 2 before collaborating with Pitbull on Wild Wild Love in 2014. Later that year, GRL released her self-titled EP.
He continued to make music
Bennett was the second GRL member to die. Fellow member Simone Battle died in 2014 at the age of 25, and her death was ruled a suicide. The group disbanded the following year.In recent years, Bennett has released music on his own, including the singles Reality and Hurricane. He also reunited with his former GRL teammates at various events over the years.