Lucas Colya rapper and social media star, has died, NBC News confirmed. He was 27 years old. Coly’s manager, whose social media handle is “I Discover Stars,” announced on Thursday, October 3, that the “I Just Wanna” artist was dead. The music artist’s cause of death has not been made public. A day earlier, fans noticed Coly sharing a message via his Instagram Stories that read, “I love you all” with a heart emoji on a black background.

“Being your manager was one of the reasons I stayed here,” Coly’s manager wrote via Instagram. “There’s a hole in my heart right now, Lucas. We always talked about our problems but smiled in front of the fans. So many people hurt us over and over again, but we had each other.”

The manager further noted that he “doesn’t know what to do next,” adding that he felt “broken,” along with the hashtags “#riplucascoly” and “#checkonyourfriends.”

“Honestly, Lucas, it hasn’t set in yet because I refuse to believe you’re gone,” the manager concluded. “Heart torn to shreds. God send him back here. Please.”

In a separate post via Facebook, Coly’s manager mentioned the “Act Right” artist’s girlfriend, Amber, and encouraged fans to “pray” for her.

‘I’m not okay. Praying for Amber everyone,” he wrote. “And for those wondering how I know it’s true…. 1) I had been his manager for years and 2) because I was on the phone with him moments before. He loved all his fans. 2024 has been the worst year of my life. Lucas was more of a brother to me than my client. Amber will confirm the news when she is ready. Please give her time to process and heal. When the funeral arrangements are finalized, I will post them here.”

Read more about Lucas Coly, his life and career below.

Lucas Coly got his start with Vine

Coly rose to fame more than 10 years ago on the social media app Vine. As he rose to fame, he shared clips of himself rapping in English and French.

He is also a social media star

At the time of publication, Coly has over 1 million Instagram followers.

Lucas was born in France

According to NBC News, Coly was born in France and he and his family moved to the United States when he was 8 years old.

He was in a relationship with Amber H

Coly was dating his girlfriend, a fellow social media star Amber Hbefore his untimely death. They began their relationship in 2017, according to NBC News, and they started a YouTube channel together in 2018.

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