X Factor star and G4 band member Ben Thapa has died aged 42.
Emotional tributes have poured in for the ‘great friend and amazing man’ after his ‘sudden’ death was announced on Monday.
The cause of death is currently unknown. The tenor revealed he was in hospital last week after he shared a photo on his Instagram of a dialysis machine.
The singer was a part of the band G4 and appeared in the competition in 2005 with bandmates Jonathan Ansell, Mike Christie and Matt Stiff.
The group’s Instagram account revealed the devastating news with a saddened posts alongside pictures of Ben.
It read: ‘It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our brother and great friend, Ben Thapa.
X Factor star and G4 band member Ben Thapa has died aged 42
The singer was a part of the band G4 and appeared in the competition in 2005 with bandmates Jonathan Ansell, Mike Christie and Matt Stiff
Emotional tributes have poured in for the ‘great friend and amazing man’ after his ‘sudden’ death was announced on Monday (the band pictured with Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh)
‘Words cannot express how we all feel right now… We understand that this will be heartbreaking news for so many others too and we send you our love and support as we all remember the amazing man and memories that he has left behind.
‘Ben has been such a major part of the international singing community and he was a critical part of our journey as a group. Thank you for your love at this difficult time.
‘RIP Ben xxxx’
Prior to his sad passing, Ben revealed he underwent a nephrostomy and said it was ‘hopefully the start of better things to come’.
He wrote on Instagram: ‘Emergency nephrostomy done… hopefully the start of better things to come! #peeinabag’
A nephrostomy is a tube that lets urine drain from the kidney through an opening in the skin on the back.
The singer was a part of the band G4 and appeared in the competition in 2005 (Ben pictured centre left with bandmates Jonathan Ansell, Mike Christie and Matt Stiff)
The cause of death is currently unknown. The tenor revealed he was in hospital last week after he shared a photo on his Instagram of a dialysis machine
Prior to his sad passing, Ben revealed he underwent a nephrostomy and said it was ‘hopefully the start of better things to come’
