Lauren Bennett, the British singer known for LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” and her membership of G.R.L., died by suicide at 36, a UK inquest has concluded. She died on May 29, 2026, with the finding announced on October 30. The hearing examined the mental health difficulties she experienced and the support she received during the final months of her life in Britain.
The inquest into Lauren Bennett’s death concluded on Friday, October 30, almost five months after she died. The 36-year-old singer, whose voice featured on one of the biggest dance hits of the 2010s, died in Kent, England on May 29. Kent and Medway Coroners’ Court recorded a conclusion of suicide, providing an official finding after the circumstances had remained under investigation since the spring.
The hearing considered information about her mental health in the months before her death. Assistant coroner Jyoti Gill said the singer experienced a serious crisis in January 2026 and spent several days in hospital. According to the material examined, she continued facing significant difficulties over the following months while receiving care from specialist mental health services. These details formed part of the history considered by the court.
The inquest also heard about distress Lauren Bennett had described in relation to the effects of prescribed medication. She had contact with mental health services a few days before her death. Those details do not establish that a particular medicine caused her suicide or that the death can be explained by one factor alone. The history presented to the hearing should be distinguished from a separate finding of medical causation.
Her father, Richard Bennett, had publicly expressed concern and dissatisfaction about the care his daughter received. In a July statement, he alleged a serious reaction to a prescribed medicine and criticised the handling of her situation by British health services. Those were his personal assessments and allegations, rather than a court conclusion that medication or medical care caused her death. Maintaining that distinction is important when reporting the family’s concerns.
In a statement read at the hearing, her father also recalled her life and musical career. He described a young woman who loved creating and had worked professionally in music from an early age. Lauren Bennett signed her first recording contract at 17 and left Britain to live in the United States, seeking opportunities in the international music business before the collaborations that later made her widely known.
Her early professional work included Paradiso Girls, a group formed through Robin Antin’s initiative. In 2009, she appeared on “Patron Tequila”, which also featured Eve and Lil Jon. The song found success on the American dance-club chart, while Bennett gained experience recording and performing outside Britain. After the group ended, she continued pursuing musical collaborations rather than concluding her career with that initial project.
Her greatest international visibility came in 2011, when Lauren Bennett featured with GoonRock on LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem”. The single reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for six weeks, alongside success in many other countries. Its dance production and shuffle-choreography video made it one of the period’s most recognisable recordings. Bennett’s contribution remains part of that song’s recorded history and its continuing familiarity to listeners.
She later joined G.R.L., the pop group that released “Vacation” in 2013 and collaborated with Pitbull on “Wild Wild Love” in 2014. That year also brought “Ugly Heart”, particularly successful in Britain, Australia and New Zealand. The group’s activity was interrupted after Simone Battle’s death in 2014, with subsequent attempts to reunite involving changes to the lineup. These were different stages in the ensemble’s history.
Alongside group work, Bennett continued solo recordings and other musical partnerships. She also formed a family with actor and dancer Kenny Wormald, with whom she had a daughter. In recent years, she had returned to Britain and was living with her family. Her career spanned LMFAO’s dance production, G.R.L.’s pop material and individual recordings, rather than being confined to a single guest appearance or one group.
News of Lauren Bennett’s death became public in early July when former G.R.L. colleagues posted a tribute. They remembered shared laughter, kindness and experiences together, expressing their grief at losing her. No official cause had been announced at that point. The October 30 finding completed the inquest and distinguished the court’s conclusion from information and personal interpretations that had circulated during the intervening months.
The hearing brought a formal answer to the investigation while also providing space for her family to recall a life in music. Its account of difficulties and support does not reduce that life to the circumstances of her death. Nor does it establish the wider causal claims made separately by relatives. The official finding and the family’s concerns belong to related but distinct parts of the public record.
Bennett leaves recordings heard internationally, with many listeners recognising her through “Party Rock Anthem” and others remembering her work with G.R.L. The inquest adds a painful fact to the account of her death at 36, while her voice and professional contributions remain part of those songs. Her former colleagues’ recollections also preserve a personal history beyond the chart achievements associated with her name.
