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Rapper Lucas Coly dies at the age of 27

Topline

French-American rapper Lucas Coly, who rose to fame on social media nearly a decade ago, has died at age 27, his talent agency said Thursday.

Important facts

Coly's agency, I Discover Stars, wrote on Instagram Thursday that Coly had died, but his cause of death was not revealed.

Coly's manager, who is not named on the agency's social media accounts, wrote in the post that he had a “hole in my heart,” adding in a separate Facebook post that he was “shortly before” his death I spoke to Coly on the phone.

On Wednesday, Coly wrote a message on Instagram that read, “I love you all.”

I Discover Stars did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes.

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Big number

1.2 million. This is how many followers Coly has on Instagram since Thursday and another 470,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

Important background

Coly was born in France in 1996 and later moved to the United States with his family when he was 8 years old, NBC News reported. Coly began making 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 garnered more than 19 million, 11 million, and 10 million views on YouTube, respectively.

Further reading

NBC New York“A hole in my heart”: French-American rapper Lucas Coly has died at 27, says manager

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