Lauren Bennett, the British singer best known as the featured vocalist on LMFAO's 2011 global chart hit "Party Rock Anthem" and as a member of the all-women group G.R.L., died on July 6, 2026, at the age of 37. No cause of death has been disclosed. The news was first announced by G.R.L. via the group's Instagram account, with her fellow band members issuing a joint statement that read, in part: "It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Lauren. Our hearts are broken, and we cannot begin to express how much she…" — the group describing her spirit as "beautiful." Bennett is survived by a six-year-old daughter.

Born in Meopham, Kent, Bennett's route into the industry followed a path familiar to a generation of British pop hopefuls: an early appearance on The X Factor, where she reached the final 12 before being eliminated. Rather than retreating, she leveraged that exposure into a transatlantic move, joining the Interscope-backed girl group Paradiso Girls and relocating to Los Angeles at 17. The group's 2009 single "Patron Tequila," featuring Lil Jon and Eve, reached No. 3 on the US dance club songs chart — a solid commercial foothold, if not a crossover breakthrough.

The crossover came with LMFAO. Her featured vocal on "Party Rock Anthem" placed her voice inside one of the more ubiquitous recordings of 2011, a track that moved well beyond dance-radio into broader cultural saturation. The exposure reoriented her career.

Following that success, Bennett joined G.R.L., a five-piece formed with the involvement of producer Robin Antin, the architect behind the Pussycat Dolls. The group scored its highest-charting original material with "Ugly Heart," which reached the UK top 20 and cracked the top five in both Australia and New Zealand. In 2014, G.R.L. featured on Pitbull's single "Wild Wild Love." The group was, by the mid-2010s, a working act with genuine international reach.

That trajectory was interrupted by tragedy. G.R.L. member Simone Battle died in 2016, a loss that reshaped the group's public identity. In the aftermath, the remaining members released the tribute single "Lighthouse" and aligned with mental health charity Give an Hour — a pivot that reflected both grief and a deliberate advocacy stance. G.R.L. briefly reconstituted as a four-piece in 2020, though no sustained activity followed that reunion.

Bennett's death is the second the group has absorbed in a decade. For a five-member act, that weight is not abstract. The joint statement from her bandmates, sparse as it is in detail, carries the register of people already acquainted with public mourning.