Devin Lima, singer in the pop group LFO, has died following a battle with cancer, the band’s publicist has confirmed. He was 41 years old. Lima’s LFO bandmate Brad Fischetti issued the following statement:

It is with a truly broken heart that that I confirm that Harold “Devin” Lima passed away early this morning after a valiant battle with cancer. Devin, as the world knows him, was an extraordinary talent, a doting father to his six children, and a loving partner to their mother. He was a beloved son and brother and a friend to so many. On behalf of the LFO family, thank you for the tremendous outpouring of love from friends, family, fans, media, and those in the music industry. A few days before he passed away he said to me, “Bro, when it’s over, just tell them I disappeared.” My friends—Harold “Devin” Lima has disappeared.

Devin Lima joined LFO (aka Lyte Funkie Ones) in 1999. The band—consisting of founders Rich Cronin and Brad Fischetti, as well as Lima—broke through with their hit “Summer Girls,” which opened their debut album LFO. The group released one more album in 2001 (Life Is Good) before a 2002 hiatus.

A few years after the initial breakup, Lima released a solo cover of Sly and the Family Stone’s “If You Want Me to Stay.” He also performed the song during a Sly Stone tribute at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Lima later released a record called Mozart Popart with a new band called the Cadbury Diesel.

LFO briefly reunited in 2009. Rich Cronin died the next year. In 2017, Lima and Brad Fischetti reunited for the LFO track “Perfect 10.”

This article was originally published on Wednesday, November 21 at 11:36 a.m. Eastern. It was last updated on Monday, November 26 at 9:40 a.m. Eastern.