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G4 and 'X Factor' star Ben Thapa dies, aged 42: "A great friend”

Ben Thapa, the opera singer who rose to fame on 'The X Factor' as part of the band G4, has died at the age of 42.

He then went on to form the group G4 in 2004 with his Guildhall School of Music and Drama students Matt Stiff, Michael Christie and Jon Ansellt. He was a classically trained opera singer who performed as a low tenor, and the band rose to fame after taking part in the debut season of X Factor in 2004 as a barbershop quartet. That being said, the band did go on to outsell Brookstein after the competition, sharing their self-titled debut album in 2005, followed by ‘G4 & Friends’ which saw guest appearances from Robin Gibb, Lesley Garrett and Cliff Richard.

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