It’s been said that the music industry is a harsh business that wears and tears on the human body and spirit. Between 2013 and 2014, there have been a large number of celebrities in the music industry who committed suicide. Beautiful singer Simone Battle is the latest tragedy. Battle’s career was picking up steam and she appeared to be on the verge of realizing her lifelong dream of stardom. But unfortunately hanged herself on September 5th, the Los Angeles County coroner’s spokesman said.
Battle, 25, was an “X Factor” finalist in 2011 and a singer with G.R.L., a girls group created in 2013 to replace the Pussycat Dolls.
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She and her four bandmates found success this year with their music, including a collaboration with Pitbull. G.R.L. performed on ABC’s “Good Morning America” last month.
Battle’s boyfriend last saw her alive at 3:45 a.m. Friday in the West Hollywood apartment they shared. He found her hanging in a closet about four hours later, according to Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter.
The autopsy conducted Sunday determined that it was a suicide, Winter said.
Gone Too Soon: X Factor Singer Commits Suicide was originally published on blackdoctor.org
