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LFO singer Devin Lima dies at 41 after year-long battle with cancer

Lima starred in the band as a duo singer, the other half being Brad Fischetti. The group was originally a trio, however, a third member, Rich Cronin, succumbed to leukemia

BY NAMRATA TRIPATHI

PUBLISHED NOV 21, 2018

Lyte Funkie Ones (LFO) singer Devin Lima has died at the age of 41 after his year-long grueling battle with stage four cancer. According to the American pop band singer's family member, Lima died early Wednesday morning, TMZ reported.

Lima starred in the band as a duo singer, the other half being singer Brad Fischetti. The group was originally a trio, however, a third member — singer Rich Cronin — succumbed to leukemia after a long fight with the disease.

Jamie Lynn Sigler, of the Soprano's, joins Rich Cronin, Devin Lima, and Brad Fischetti of LFO backstage at the Z100 School Spirit Concert at the Vanderbilt Theater in Long Island, New York on October 12, 2001. (Photo by Gabe Palacio/ImageDirect)

The boy band was popular in the 1990s and had hits like 'Summer Girls' in 1999, which topped at #3 on Billboard Hot 100. Other hits of the bland included 'Girl On TV', and 'Every Other Time'. 'Summer Girls' was nominated for a Billboard Music Award for Top Selling Single of the Year and the song sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States.