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    Rapper Lucas Coly dies at the age of 27

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    French-American rapper Lucas Coly, who rose to fame on social media nearly a decade ago, has died at the age of 27, his talent agency said Thursday.

    Key facts

    Coly’s agency, I Discover Stars, wrote on Instagram on Thursday that Coly had died, although his cause of death was not disclosed.

    Coly’s manager, who is not named on the agency’s social media accounts, wrote in the post that he had a “hole in my heart,” adding in a separate Facebook post that he “just before ” his death was with Coly on the phone.

    On Wednesday, Coly wrote a message on Instagram that read, “I love you guys.”

    I Discover Stars did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes.

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    Big number

    1.2 million. Coly has that many followers on Instagram as of Thursday, with another 470,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

    Important background

    Coly was born in France in 1996 and later moved to the U.S. with his family when he was 8 years old, NBC News reported. Coly started making music in early 2010, with some of his songs racking up millions of views on YouTube and SoundCloud. He is known for his songs ‘I Just Wanna’, ‘Break Ya Back’ and ‘Numb’, which have eclipsed 19 million, 11 million and 10 million views on YouTube respectively.

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    NBC New York‘A hole in my heart’: French-American rapper Lucas Coly died at the age of 27, says manager

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