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LFO singer Devin Lima dies at 41 following cancer battle

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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2006

Singer Devin Lima arrives for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, in 2006, in Los Angeles. Devin Lima, who served as one-third of LFO during the pop group’s heyday of the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died at 41.

Devin Lima, who served as one-third of LFO during the pop group’s heyday of the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died at 41.

Lima passed away early today, TMZ reported, a little over a year after it was revealed he had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

He joined LFO in 1999, several years after the band’s creation, and teamed up with lead singer Rich Cronin and fellow vocalist Brad Fischetti.

Lima’s death comes eight years after Cronin died following a battle with leukemia.

LFO — which stands for Lyte Funkie Ones — achieved their biggest hit in 1999 with the irresistibly catchy “Summer Girls,” which appeared on their debut album “LFO.” Another hit single, “Girl on TV,” was also on that album.

The group put out their second album, “Life is Good,” two years later, with the song “Every Other Time” proving to be the biggest hit from that release. LFO split in 2002 and got back together in 2009 before breaking up again.

Lima and Fischetti reunited last year, once again under the name LFO, and released their first single in a decade and a half with “Perfect 10.”

The duo had reportedly planned to go on tour in 2018 before learning of Lima’s cancer diagnosis.

Fischetti shared Lima’s diagnosis with the group’s fans, releasing a video in October 2017 on his friend’s behalf.

“Devin asked me to give you this update without him because, frankly, he’s just not feeling very well,” Fischetti says in the video. “But, he asked me to send you his love and gratitude for all the love and prayers you guys have sent his way.”

A rep for Lima did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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