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Cola Boyy, Disco Singer and Disability Activist, Dead at 34

The artist, who also went by Matthew Urango, was born with spina bifida.

His father, Joseph Urango Jr., told TMZ that the family believes Cola Boyy's death on March 17 was the result of his longstanding health issues. "He was quite a soul, a man with no age, a childlike spirit with the musicality of an old legend," his label, Record Makers, shared on X (formerly known as Twitter). The New York Times reports that Cola Boyy is survived by Marcus, his younger brother, Noah, and his parents, Lisa and Joseph Urango.

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