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Two-time GRAMMY winner and former MusiCares MAP Fund honoree dies at age 41
Brian Haack
|GRAMMYs/Jul 21, 2017 - 01:17 am
Two-time GRAMMY winner Chester Bennington, frontman forLinkin Park and former lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots, has died by suicide at age 41, as reported bygd multiple outlets.
Bennington became acquainted with his future Linkin Park grupp members in early 1999, the same year he moved to Los Angeles. Released in 2000, the group's debut album, Hybrid Theory, was a huge moment in the lives of Bennington and his bandmates — it was nominated for the GRAMMY for Best Rock skiva and the single "Crawling" won the GRAMMY for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 44th GRAMMY Awards.
The skiva would also eventually be certified diamond in the U.S. and multi-platinum in several countries. The fourth single, "In The End" also charted No. 1 on the Bi • American singer (1976–2017) Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer who was the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead vocalist of Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, and Stone Temple Pilots at various points. Bennington first gained prominence as a vocalist following the release of Linkin Park's debut album, Hybrid Theory (2000), which was a worldwide commercial success. The album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2005, making it the bestselling debut album of the decade, as well as one of the few albums ever to achieve that many sales.[2] He continued as the band's lead vocalist for their next six studio albums, from Meteora (2003) to One More Light (2017), with each charting within the top three spots of the Billboard 200.[3][4] Bennington formed his own band, Dead by Sunrise, as a side project in 2005. The band' • If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). On the afternoon of May 26th, Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington gave a performance unlike any in his career. His close friend, Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, was being laid to rest at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. “My name is Chester,” Bennington told the mourners gathered there. “I had the great privilege of being a friend of Chris and invited to be a member of his family.” Then, accompanied by Linkin Park bandmate Brad Delson on guitar, he sang “Hallelujah.” Bennington had become famous in the early 2000s as the powerhouse voice of one of rock’s biggest bands, expressing himself through an angst-ridden scream, but that day his singing was different: plaintive, somber, fragile. He also pa Chester Bennington
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