Party Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett found dead by suicide

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 31 Oct, 05:50 · Archive

Lauren Bennett, who sang on LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem, died by suicide aged 36 in May, an inquest has found.

Lauren Bennett, best known for her vocals on LMFAO's 2011 hit Party Rock Anthem, died by suicide on May 29 aged 36, an inquest at Kent and Medway Coroners' Court has established. She had told her partner, dancer and actor Kenny Wormald, that she was going for a walk at about 9am. When she failed to return and stopped responding to calls and messages, Wormald and Bennett's father, Richard, used a phone location feature to track her down and found her body in nearby woodland near her home in Meopham, Kent.

Assistant coroner Jyoti Gill heard that Bennett, a member of the G.R.L. band, had experienced a serious mental health crisis in January and was detained in hospital for several days due to 'substantial psychological suffering'. She had continued to struggle in the months that followed and was receiving specialist mental health care at the time of her death. The inquest heard she continued to report distress about the effects of prescribed medication and had met with mental health services just days before she died. No alcohol or illicit drugs were found in her system.

In a statement, Richard Bennett said Lauren lived an 'amazing life' and had a 'very special gift', having started singing at 12 before signing a record deal at 17 and relocating to the United States. He noted that the family 'rallied around her' following a 'severe reaction' to the prescribed medication, and said her achievements in the music industry 'continue to make me so proud'.

How it is being reported

• Party Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett’s cause of death revealed as inquest exposes months of sufferingThe singer whose voice helped soundtrack one of the biggest party anthems of all time had been enduring months of psychological suffering before her death, an inquest has revealed.Perth Now · 31 Oct, 05:27
• Party Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett’s cause of death revealed as inquest exposes months of sufferingThe singer whose voice helped soundtrack one of the biggest party anthems of all time had been enduring months of psychological suffering before her death, an inquest has revealed.The West Australian · 31 Oct, 05:27
• Party Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett found dead in woodlandParty Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett died on May 29 at the age of 36.Perth Now · 30 Oct, 20:15

In this story: Lauren Bennett · Kenny Wormald · Richard Bennett · LMFAO · G.R.L. · Meopham · Kent

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