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Artist News
GRL split
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 4 June 2015
US girl group GRL have announced that they are splitting up, nine months on from the death of band member Simone Battle.
A statement from Sony Music reads: “Nearly nine months following the tragic death of band member Simone Battle, girl group GRL announces today that they are disbanding. We wish them continued success in each of their next creative endeavours”.
Former ‘X-Factor’ contestant Battle joined the Pussycat Dolls offshoot GRL in 2012. She took her own life the week that the group released their debut single, ‘Ugly Heart’. In January this year, the remaining members of the group returned with a new single, ‘Lighthouse’, in memory of Battle and in support of mental health charity Give An Hour.
