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Pop Singer Lauren Bennett, 37, Dies; Family Survives

7/7/2026

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Lauren Bennett Dies

Singer Lauren Bennett died at 37, with her G.R.L. bandmates announcing the death on Instagram on 2026-07-06 without a cause.
She is survived by her daughter and husband Kenny Wormald, whom she married in 2019.
She sang on LMFAO’s 2011 “Party Rock Anthem,” collaborated with will.i.am, Pitbull and CeeLo Green, and released G.R.L.’s “Vacation,” “Ugly Heart,” and “Lighthouse,” the last supporting a mental-health campaign after Simone Battle’s September 2014 suicide.

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Lauren Bennett Death

Kent Police responded to a call on 29 May at 2 pm in Meopham, where a woman was pronounced dead.
Coroner records list Lauren Bennett-Wormald, 36, as having died on 29 May in England.
Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious and have prepared a report for the coroner.
An inquest into her death is scheduled for 30 October, according to Kent County Council’s inquest schedule.

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Billboard ranks PartyRock

Billboard ranked “Party Rock Anthem” the fifth-most successful song of all time after its six-week No. 1 run on the Hot 100 in 2011.
Its video has exceeded 2.5 billion YouTube views.
Paradiso Girls’ debut “Patron Tequila” hit No. 3 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart in 2009.
After Simone Battle’s suicide, G.R.L. teamed with Give an Hour and publicised Lifeline (13 11 14) and Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636) hotlines.

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Historical Context

In 2000, the United States created the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a 24-hour service that recorded over 1 million calls in its first ten years. Coordinated by SAMHSA and backed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, hotline saw a 20 % surge in usage after singer Simone Battle’s 2014 suicide. The 2026 death of G.R.L. vocalist Lauren Bennett prompted Kent Police and charities to cite, arranging inquest and highlighting Lifeline (13 11 14) and Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636). Thus, early-2000s hotline models still guide today’s crisis management.

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Lauren Bennett Dies

Singer Lauren Bennett died at 37, with her G.R.L. bandmates announcing the death on Instagram on 2026-07-06 without a cause.
She is survived by her daughter and husband Kenny Wormald, whom she married in 2019.
She sang on LMFAO’s 2011 “Party Rock Anthem,” collaborated with will.i.am, Pitbull and CeeLo Green, and released G.R.L.’s “Vacation,” “Ugly Heart,” and “Lighthouse,” the last supporting a mental-health campaign after Simone Battle’s September 2014 suicide.

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