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MohBad: See list of other artistes who died at symbolic (Club) 27

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As many continue to mourn Nigerian singer and songwriter, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Alabama, aka MohBad, he has been listed on Club 27’s Wikipedia page.

The 27 Club is an informal list consisting mostly of popular musicians, artists, actors, and other celebrities who died at age 27.

Here is the list according to Wikipedia:

Purported 27 Club members

NameDate of birthDate of deathCause of deathFameAgeSources
Alexandre LevyNovember 10, 1864January 17, 1892Not recordedComposer, pianist and conductor27 years, 68 days
Louis ChauvinMarch 13, 1881March 26, 1908Neurosyphilitic sclerosisRagtime musician27 years, 13 days
Rupert BrookeAugust 3, 1887April 23, 1915SepsisPoet27 years, 263 days
Robert JohnsonMay 8, 1911August 16, 1938UnknownBlues singer and musician27 years, 100 days
Ghazi of IraqMarch 21, 1912April 4, 1939Traffic accident, probable murder.King of Iraq 1933-193927 years, 14 days
Nat JaffeJanuary 1, 1918August 5, 1945Complications from high blood pressureSwing jazz pianist27 years, 216 days
Jesse BelvinDecember 15, 1932February 6, 1960Car crash, suspected foul playR&B singer, pianist and songwriter27 years, 53 days
Rudy LewisAugust 23, 1936May 20, 1964Drug overdoseVocalist of the Drifters27 years, 271 days
Joe HendersonApril 24, 1937October 24, 1964Heart attackR&B and gospel singer27 years, 183 days[54]
Malcolm HaleMay 17, 1941October 30, 1968Carbon monoxide poisoningOriginal member and lead guitarist of Spanky and Our Gang27 years, 166 days[49]
Dickie PrideOctober 21, 1941March 26, 1969Drug overdoseRock and roll singer27 years, 156 days[55]
Brian JonesFebruary 28, 1942July 3, 1969DrowningRolling Stones founder, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist27 years, 125 days[49][56][57][58]
Alan “Blind Owl” WilsonJuly 4, 1943September 3, 1970Drug overdoseLeader, singer and primary composer of Canned Heat27 years, 61 days[49]
Jimi HendrixNovember 27, 1942September 18, 1970Asphyxia due to drug usePioneering electric guitarist, singer and songwriter of the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys27 years, 295 days[49][59]
Janis JoplinJanuary 19, 1943October 4, 1970Drug overdoseLead vocalist and songwriter of Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band27 years, 258 days[49][60][61]
Arlester “Dyke” ChristianJune 13, 1943March 13, 1971MurderFrontman, vocalist and bassist of Dyke and the Blazers27 years, 273 days[49]
Jim MorrisonDecember 8, 1943July 3, 1971Heart failureSinger, lyricist, and leader of the Doors27 years, 207 days[49][62]
Leslie HarveySeptember 14, 1944May 3, 1972ElectrocutionGuitarist in several Scottish bands, most notably Stone the Crows.27 years, 232 days[49][63]
Ron “Pigpen” McKernanSeptember 8, 1945March 8, 1973Gastrointestinal hemorrhageFounding member, keyboardist and singer of the Grateful Dead27 years, 181 days[49]
Roger Lee DurhamFebruary 14, 1946July 27, 1973Horseriding accidentSinger and percussionist of Bloodstone27 years, 163 days[49]
Pamela CoursonDecember 22, 1946April 25, 1974Drug overdoseLong-term companion of Jim Morrison and heir to his estate27 years, 124 days[46][64][65]
Wallace “Wally” YohnJanuary 12, 1947August 12, 1974Plane crashOrgan player of Chase27 years, 212 days[49]
Dave AlexanderJune 3, 1947February 10, 1975Pulmonary edemaBassist of the Stooges27 years, 252 days[49]
Pete HamApril 27, 1947April 24, 1975SuicideSinger, songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist, leader of Badfinger27 years, 362 days[49]
Gary ThainMay 15, 1948December 8, 1975Drug overdoseFormer bassist of Uriah Heep and the Keef Hartley Band27 years, 205 days[49]
CeciliaOctober 11, 1948August 2, 1976Car accidentSinger27 years, 296 days[66][67]
Helmut KöllenMarch 2, 1950May 3, 1977Carbon monoxide poisoningBassist of 1970s prog rock band Triumvirat27 years, 62 days[49]
Chris BellJanuary 12, 1951December 27, 1978Car accidentSinger-songwriter and guitarist of power pop band Big Star and solo27 years, 349 days[49]
Zenon De FleurSeptember 9, 1951March 17, 1979Car accidentGuitarist of the Count Bishops27 years, 189 days[54][68]
D. BoonApril 1, 1958December 22, 1985Car accidentGuitarist, lead singer of punk band Minutemen27 years, 266 days[49]
Alexander BashlachevMay 27, 1960February 17, 1988Defenestration, possible suicidePoet, rock musician and songwriter27 years, 266 days[66]
Amar Singh ChamkilaJuly 21, 1960March 8, 1988MurderSinger, songwriter, musician, and composer27 years, 231 days[69]
Jean-Michel BasquiatDecember 22, 1960August 12, 1988Drug overdosePainter and graffiti artist; formed the band Gray27 years, 234 days[53]
Pete de FreitasAugust 2, 1961June 14, 1989Motorcycle accidentDrummer of Echo & the Bunnymen27 years, 316 days[49]
Finbarr DonnellyApril 25, 1962June 18, 1989DrowningSinger of Five Go Down to the Sea?27 years, 50 days[70]
Chris AustinFebruary 24, 1964March 16, 1991Plane crashCountry singer and guitarist/fiddle player for Reba McEntire27 years, 20 days[71]
Dimitar VoevMay 21, 1965September 5, 1992CancerPoet, founder of the Bulgarian new wave band New Generation27 years, 107 days[72]
Mia ZapataAugust 25, 1965July 7, 1993MurderLead singer of the Gits27 years, 316 days[49]
Kurt CobainFebruary 20, 1967April 5, 1994 c.SuicideFounding member, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of Nirvana27 years, 44 days c.[49][60][73]
Kristen PfaffMay 26, 1967June 16, 1994Drug overdoseBass guitarist of Hole and Janitor Joe27 years, 21 days[49]
Andrés EscobarMarch 13, 1967July 2, 1994MurderFootballer27 years, 111 days[74][75][76]
Richey EdwardsDecember 22, 1967February 1, 1995Disappeared; later declared legally deadLyricist and guitarist of Manic Street Preachers27 years, 41 days[49]
StretchApril 8, 1968November 30, 1995MurderRapper27 years, 236 days[77]
Fat PatDecember 4, 1970February 3, 1998MurderAmerican rapper and member of Screwed Up Click27 years, 61 days[49]
Freaky TahMay 14, 1971March 28, 1999MurderAmerican rapper and member of the hip hop group Lost Boyz27 years, 318 days[49]
KamiFebruary 1, 1972June 21, 1999Subarachnoid hemorrhageDrummer of Malice Mizer27 years, 140 days[78]
Rodrigo BuenoMay 24, 1973June 24, 2000Car accidentCuarteto singer27 years, 31 days[66]
Sean Patrick McCabeNovember 13, 1972August 28, 2000AsphyxiaLead singer of Ink & Dagger27 years, 289 days[49]
María Serrano SerranoNovember 26, 1973November 24, 2001Plane crashSinger of Passion Fruit27 years, 363 days[49]
Rico YanMarch 14, 1975March 29, 2002Acute hemorrhagic pancreatitisFilipino actor27 years, 15 days[49]
Jeremy WardMay 5, 1976May 25, 2003Drug overdoseThe Mars Volta and De Facto sound manipulator27 years, 20 days[49]
Jonathan BrandisApril 13, 1976November 12, 2003SuicideAmerican actor27 years, 213 days[46]
Andrea AbsolonováDecember 26, 1976December 9, 2004GlioblastomaPorn actress27 years, 349 days[51]
Bryan OttosonMarch 18, 1978April 19, 2005Drug overdoseGuitarist of American Head Charge27 years, 32 days[49]
Valentín ElizaldeFebruary 1, 1979November 25, 2006MurderMexican banda singer27 years, 297 days[49]
Damien “Damo” MorrisMay 22, 1980December 19, 2007Bus accidentMember of Australian deathcore band the Red Shore27 years, 211 days[79]
Orish GrinsteadJune 2, 1980April 20, 2008Kidney failureFounding member of the R&B group 70227 years, 323 days[80]
Jade GoodyJune 5, 1981March 22, 2009Cancer of the cervixReality-television personality27 years, 290 days[47][81]
Dash SnowJuly 27, 1981July 13, 2009Drug overdoseArtist27 years, 351 days[82][83]
Amy WinehouseSeptember 14, 1983July 23, 2011Alcohol poisoningSinger-songwriter27 years, 312 days[56][60][84][85]
Richard TurnerJuly 30, 1984August 11, 2011Heart attackTrumpet player, collaborator with Friendly Fires27 years, 12 days[86]
Sahara DavenportDecember 17, 1984October 1, 2012Heart failureDrag queen27 years, 289 days[87]
Christian BenítezMay 1, 1986July 29, 2013Respiratory failureFootballer27 years, 89 days[88]
Thomas FeketeJuly 1, 1988May 31, 2016CancerGuitarist of Surfer Blood27 years, 335 days[89]
Anton YelchinMarch 11, 1989June 19, 2016Car accidentActor, Chekov in the Star Trek reboot series27 years, 100 days[47][90]
ShotDecember 1, 1989September 21, 2017DiabetesRussian rapper27 years, 294 days[91]
Kim Jong-hyunApril 8, 1990December 18, 2017SuicideVocalist and lyricist of Shinee27 years, 254 days[92][93]
Fredo SantanaJuly 4, 1990January 19, 2018Idiopathic epilepsyAmerican rapper27 years, 199 days[94][95]
Tyler SkaggsJuly 13, 1991July 1, 2019Asphyxia due to drug useAmerican professional baseball starting pitcher27 years, 353 days[84]
Benjamin KeoughOctober 21, 1992July 12, 2020SuicideElvis Presley‘s grandson, son of Lisa Marie Presley and brother of Riley Keough27 years, 265 days[84]
Murda Killa [ru]March 9, 1993July 13, 2020Asthma attack provoked by the use of alcohol and antidepressantsRussian rapper27 years, 127 days[96]
Yoo Ju-eun [ko]May 3, 1995August 29, 2022SuicideKorean actress27 years, 118 days[97]
WalkieMay 24, 1995September 30, 2022SuicideRussian battle rapper27 years, 129 days[98]
Yung Trappa [ru]August 14, 1995February 2, 2023OverdoseRussian rapper27 years, 172 days[99]
Julián Figueroa [es]May 27, 1995April 2, 2023Myocardial infarction and Ventricular fibrillationSinger, actor, and composer27 years, 310 days[100][101]
MohBad8 June 199612 September 2023Not recordedSinger, rapper, and songwriter27 years,97 days[102][103]

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