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American pop and hip hop band

For the British band, see LFO (British band).

LFO (an acronym for Lyte Funkie Ones) are an American pop and hip hop band formed in and consisted of singers Brad Fischetti (born September 11, ), Rich Cronin (August 30, – September 8, ), and Brian "Brizz" Gillis (January 19, – March 29, ).^[1] In , Gillis left the group and was replaced by Devin Lima (born Harold Lima; March 18, – November 21, ).^[2] The group disbanded after Cronin's death in but briefly reunited (with Fischetti and Lima as a duo) in before Lima's death a year later.

LFO's single "Summer Girls" reached number 3 on the BillboardHot , and the band has sold over four million records worldwide.

History

– Origins and Gillis's departure

In , New Bedford, Massachusetts, Rich Cronin and Brad Fischetti met Brian "Brizz" Gillis. LFO had marginal success with the remake of the Yvonne Elliman song "If I Can't Have You", which missed the Top 40, reaching No.

54 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3] In , they released a cover of the New Kids on the Block hit "Step By Step" as a single. In , Gillis left the group to pursue a solo career. Gillis died of undisclosed causes on March 29, , at age ^[4]

– Life Is Good and first split

They appeared on The Amanda Show as guest stars, singing a song while Amanda Bynes danced in the background with the show's signature "dancing lobsters".

At the end, LFO described Amanda as "the most beautiful girl in the world".

In the summer of , the group released their sophomore and final album, Life Is Good, with the release of only two singles "Life Is Good" and "Every Other Time", which was the only commercial release from the album.

After lackluster record sales of the album and the lates/earlys boyband trend nearing its end, LFO parted ways in February Brad Fischetti recalled years later that the band didn't end initially on good terms.

"When we walked out of the room in , it was like a weight was lifted off of our shoulders."^[5]

Post-breakup

In an attempt to form a pop group without it being labeled as a boy band, Cronin founded Bad Mood Mike in ^{[citation needed]} The project failed, as it never produced an album, and ended after a few months.

Cronin was later in a group called Loose Cannons, with Doug Ray. He was also part of the TV show, Mission: Man Band, which aired on VH1.

In March , Cronin sought treatment for constant headaches, and was diagnosed with leukemia.

Devin lima biography of rory LFO's single " Summer Girls " reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot , and the band has sold over four million records worldwide. In , Gillis left the group to pursue a solo career. Gillis died of undisclosed causes on March 29, , at age They appeared on The Amanda Show as guest stars, singing a song while Amanda Bynes danced in the background with the show's signature "dancing lobsters". At the end, LFO described Amanda as "the most beautiful girl in the world".

He underwent chemotherapy in Boston, and by January , his leukemia was in remission. In , Cronin launched his first solo-studio album entitled, Billion Dollar Sound.

Lima released his first solo track back in , it being a cover of the Sly & the Family Stone song, “If You Want Me to Stay” for the tribute album Different Strokes by Different Folks.

This led to him performing as part of a tribute to Sly Stone, on the Grammy Awards, alongside Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Maroon 5, Joss Stone, John Legend and ^[6]

Lima, along with his new band The Cadbury Diesel, released their debut record, Mozart Popart in July The release was more rock-oriented with songs such as, “Hangin’ With You” and the soulful R&B tune “Me Veda".

Cadbury Diesel performed a song entitled "Rocky Road" for the film, American Pie Presents Beta House ().^[7] Lima later performed music under the alias Live From Orlando.^[8][9]

In late , Lima formed a group with electronic artists DJ Shakka and Ayj as The Mack Pack, releasing two singles in , "Golden" and "Out of Control" (including a video^[10]).

Devin lima biography of rory mcilroy LFO's single " Summer Girls " reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot , and the band has sold over four million records worldwide. In , Gillis left the group to pursue a solo career. Gillis died of undisclosed causes on March 29, , at age They appeared on The Amanda Show as guest stars, singing a song while Amanda Bynes danced in the background with the show's signature "dancing lobsters". At the end, LFO described Amanda as "the most beautiful girl in the world".

The group later changed its name to Rogue Cherry with the addition of Alexandra Foster which produced a post mortem album, Harold Lima: Rockwell.

Brad Fischetti has since become an anti-abortion activist. During a religious group protest he was live tweeting from outside an abortion clinic. Included in his tweets were the doctor's name, and apparent quote from a nurse claiming financial motives for the services offered there.

In a statement to E! News, Fischetti denied harassing any women outside the clinic, but adamantly stood by his views and said he regrets not speaking out more when LFO was at the height of its fame.^[11] He is also the music director for a church.^[12]

– Reunion and second split

On June 3, , LFO posted a blog entitled "LFO is Back" on their unofficial MySpace page which announced that they had reunited and were going on the Malcolm Douglas Tribute tour beginning September 23, , with Rookie of the Year, Go Crash Audio, and Kiernan McMullan.^[13] A new song titled "Summer of My Life" was also announced in association with the reunion.^[14]

However, the reunion was short-lived.

On September 28, , LFO announced through their YouTube page LFOVIDEOS that they had permanently disbanded.^[15] They never had a chance to record a third studio album due to Cronin's death. The individual members of the band planned to continue making music with their various side projects.^[16] Rich Cronin died, at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts on September 8, , after battling leukemia.

Devin lima biography of rory allen The singer's diagnosis of stage four adrenal cancer was announced in October He was Devin, as the world knows him, was an extraordinary talent, a doting father to his six children, and a loving partner to their mother. Later that month, Fischetti revealed that Lima had stage four adrenal cancer. Tragedy has struck the group before.

He was ^[17][18]

– Reunion, new single, and third split

In July , LFO released their first new song after 15 years and the only song as a duo and without Cronin, titled "Perfect 10". It featured then-surviving members Lima and Fischetti, with Fischetti telling Entertainment Weekly that "We're sincerely thankful and excited to have the opportunity to create new music and tour again.

We miss the presence of our late great brother bandmate Rich Cronin. We will do our best to make him proud, carry on his legacy, and to usher LFO into the future."^[19]

In October , Devin Lima was diagnosed with stage four adrenal cancer and had one kidney removed. The news was confirmed by Fischetti.^[20] Lima died of his cancer on November 21, , at age ^{[2][21][22][23]}

– O-Town reunion, Y2K Tour

The final living member, Brad Fischetti, began touring with pop group O-Town in a series of dates during the Y2K tour.

He performed LFO songs in memory of Cronin and Lima, and vowed to keep the LFO legacy alive.^[24]

Current members

• Brad Fischetti (–, , –; present)

Former members

• Rich Cronin(–, ; died )
• Brian Gillis (–; died )
• Devin Lima (–, , –; died )

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

Notes

References

External links