CJ Snare, lead singer of Firehouse, has died from cancer aged 64 [Video]

Rock star CJ Snare has died at the age of 64.

The musician, known as lead singer and founder of band FireHouse, died after a ‘lengthy cancer battle’.

He had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2020, which was stage IV upon his diagnosis.

However his daughter is reported to have stated the official cause of death was cardiac arrest, according to TMZ.

Snare died on Friday night, according to a heartbroken post from his long-term partner Katherine Little, who said he had been ‘so incredibly positive’ through his cancer journey.

‘He was so strong. He never lost hope. All he wanted was to be the CJ that you all know and love,’ she wrote.

Snare helped found US band FireHouse in Charlotte, North Carolina in the 1980s.

They shot to fame in the 90s with hit tracks including Love of a Lifetime and When I Look Into Your Eyes.

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