2024-10-04 00:35:03
Topline
French-American rapper Lucas Coly, who rose to social media fame nearly a decade ago, died at age 27, his talent agency said Thursday.
Key Facts
Coly’s agency, I Discover Stars, wrote on Instagram Thursday indicating Coly had died, though his cause of death was not disclosed.
Coly’s manager, who is not named on the agency’s social media accounts, wrote on the post he had a “hole in my heart,” adding in a separate Facebook post he was on the phone with Coly “moments before” his death.
On Wednesday, Coly wrote a message on Instagram that read: “I love y’all.”
I Discover Stars did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes.
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Big Number
1.2 million. That’s how many followers Coly has on Instagram as of Thursday, with another 470,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.
Key Background
Born in France in 1996, Coly later moved to the U.S. with his family when he was 8 years old, NBC News reported. Coly began creating music in the early 2010s, with some of his songs reaching millions of views on YouTube and SoundCloud. He is known for his songs “I Just Wanna,” “Break Ya Back” and “Numb,” which have eclipsed 19 million, 11 million and 10 million views on YouTube, respectively.
