Irish Grinstead: R&B singer dies aged 43

Irish Grinstead, the singer of the R&B girl band 702, died on Saturday at the age of just 43. This was given by her older sister LeMisha Grinstead (45), . “It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that my beautiful sister and friend passed away this evening,” she wrote in a lengthy statement.

“This girl was as bright as the stars! She was not only beautiful on the outside, but also on the inside,” LeMisha Grinstead continued in her obituary. It was a pleasure for her to share the stage with Irish. She will cherish her sister for the rest of her life. However, she did not comment on the exact cause of death. However, in December 2022, the band announced a break due to “serious medical problems”. Irish had an identical twin sister who died of kidney failure in 2008 at the age of 27.

702 colleague Kameelah Williams also speaks out

In 1996, 702 released their debut album “No Doubt”, which included a guest appearance by rap star Missy Elliott (52). Their biggest hit was undoubtedly the song “Where My Girls At” from the 1999 album “702”. The band chose the recurring number combination because of its origins: 702 is the area code for the gaming city of Las Vegas in the US state of Nevada.

In 2006 the band took an eleven-year break and celebrated their comeback in 2017. However, the singers were unable to build on their successes from the 90s. The other member on the death of her colleague. There she wrote that she was “devastated.”

It makes her smile that Irish Grinstead can now hug her twin sister and that she is feeling better now. “You and I have known each other since we were kids and we’ve laughed, cried, celebrated and everything in between,” Williams continued. She “just doesn’t want to believe any of this.”