Reality TV star Lil’ Chris dies aged 24
The pop star shot to fame in Channel 4’s Rock School after Kiss frontman Gene Simmons made him the lead singer of a student band.
He went on to have a top five hit with ‘Checkin’ It Out’ in 2006.
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SUBSCRIBEThe pop star shot to fame in Channel 4’s Rock School after Kiss frontman Gene Simmons made him the lead singer of a student band.
He went on to have a top five hit with ‘Checkin’ It Out’ in 2006.
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