Suffolk singer and reality star Chris Hardman aka Lil' Chris has died aged 24. Chris Hardman, who rose to fame after he attended Gene Simmons' Rock School back in 2005 was found dead at an address in Lowestoft, Suffolk. The Checkin' it Out singer had made arrangements to make a comeback later this year. 

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The cause of the death is still unknown at this time. Celebrities including McBusted's Harry Judd, KISS frontman Gene Simmons and TV presenter Caroline Flack have taken to social media to pay their respects for the singer following the sad news.

The 24 year old first became prominent when he appeared on Gene Simmons' Rock School in 2005, where his initial career first started with the release of the single Checkin' it Out at the age of just 15 following an album shortly after with the same name which debuted at number 3 in the charts. He made appearances on CBBC shows SMart and TMI and BBC show The Weakest Link among others. 

Hardman's last single, Christmas Number One #FeedEmYellowSnow was released in 2013 and had performed in the musical Loserville in the westend.