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Lil Chris dies

By | Published on Wednesday 25 March 2015

Chris Hardman

Musician Chris Hardman, best known as Lil Chris, was found dead on Monday morning, it was confirmed yesterday. He was 24.

Hardman first found fame when he appeared in the second series of Channel 4’s ‘Rock School’ in 2006, in which young musicians were mentored by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons. After the series ended, he signed to Sony/RCA, releasing his debut single, ‘Checkin It Out’, which went to number three in the UK singles chart.

Among those paying tribute yesterday was Simmons, who tweeted: “Sad to report Lil Chris from the ‘Gene Simmons Rock School’ TV show, has passed on. He was loved. RIP, Lil Chris”.

McFly’s Harry Judd wrote: “Shocked and saddened to hear the news about Lil Chris. He supported us a while back and was a little star and an awesome guy”.

In a statement yesterday, Suffolk Police said: “Police investigating the sudden death of a man in Lowestoft can confirm they are not treating it as suspicious. Officers received a call from the ambulance service on Monday 23 Mar at around 11:45am and attended an address in Union Road following a sudden death of a 24 year old man”.

It went on: “A post mortem examination is due to take place to establish the cause of death and a file will be passed to the coroner in due course and an inquest opened”.



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