subject: rich cronin lfo dies [print this page] Managed by onetime boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman, who also guided the early careers of 'NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys, the trio released their eponymous album in the same year. He also penned the group's second album, Life Is Good, according to a biography on the singer's MySpace page.
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Cronin's manager Melissa Holland confirmed his death in a statement on the singer's Facebook page. Cronin later released his first solo album, Billion Dollar Sound, in 2008, and LFO announced a reunion and tour in June 2009 before disbanding later the same year.
However, Cronin later slammed Pearlman, accusing him of swindling the group out of millions of dollars and publishing rights and maintaining inappropriate relationships with other artists he managed. "On behalf of the Cronin family and all at the Hope Foundation and [his record label] Orange Freeze, thank you so much for your kind words and thoughts. Rich Cronin, the former frontman for boy band LFO, known for the 1999 hit "Summer Girls," died Wednesday (September 8) of leukemia. The album also yielded the hit "Girl on TV," which featured Cronin's reported flame Jennifer Love Hewitt in the accompanying video. The show, helmed by Grammy-winning producer Bryan-Michael Cox, followed the stars' attempt to get back in the limelight as the boy-band supergroup Sureshot.
check out more at celebrity videosHe later established the Rich Cronin Hope Foundation to raise awareness for cancer treatment.
"Hoping to make it all work!"
"Hey guys I'm just in Boston writing in the studio," he wrote. TMZ reports that the singer lost his long battle with cancer Wednesday afternoon after suffering a stroke. Fellow boy-bander Lance Bass of 'NSYNC tweeted about Cronin's death, typing, "Sad sad day that Rich Cronin died- was a amazing guy. In January, Cronin appeared to be back doing what he loved and tweeted about working on new music.
