Lauren Bennett died at 37, and G.R.L. announced the news on Monday. Bennett was featured on LMFAO’s 2011 song “Party Rock Anthem,” a credit that kept her tied to one of the era’s biggest pop records even as her career stretched beyond that single hit.
The statement came from Emmalyn Estrada, Natasha Slayton and Paula van Oppen, who wrote, “It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Lauren.” They added, “Our hearts are broken, and we cannot begin to express how much she meant to us. We will forever cherish the love, laughter, and countless memories she gave us. Her beautiful spirit touched so many lives, and she will be deeply missed and forever loved.”
G.R.L. and Party Rock Anthem
Bennett started her music career at 18 by forming the Paradiso Girls in 2007, then began a solo career in 2010. After that, she worked with CeeLo Green, will.i.am and the Pussycat Dolls, building a résumé that moved well beyond the feature that made her most visible to mainstream listeners.
For the industry, that path matters because Bennett was not a one-credit act. She moved through a girl group, a solo run and collaborations with established names before landing on a 2011 hit that still identifies her for many listeners. That is the mark of a working pop singer, not a one-off guest spot.
Lauren Bennett at 37
Bennett is survived by her six-year-old daughter, Harlow. That detail gives the loss its sharpest edge: the public statement came from former bandmates, but the private aftermath belongs to a child who will have to grow up with the memory of a mother whose career crossed several stages of pop’s last decade.
Her official cause of death has not been confirmed. For now, the only firm timeline is that Bennett’s life ran from the Paradiso Girls in 2007, to solo work in 2010, to “Party Rock Anthem” in 2011, and then to Monday’s announcement that closed the public part of her story before the circumstances of her death were made public.
