Former X -Factor Contestant, Simone Battle Commits Suicide, After Battling Depression

The 25 year-old Singer and former X -Factor contestant, Simone Battle is dead.

 

The beautiful singer died on friday sep. 5th, after she commited suicide in her home

 

Police said simone was found hanging in her bedroom around 8:30am

A family friend revealed Simone had been quietly battling depression for a while.

Simone came to prominence as a contestant on US X-Factor in 2011. She was a finalist on the show, making it to the top 17 before being eliminated by her mentor on the show, Simon Cowell. She joined G.R.L in 2012 and just recently, their single 'Ugly Heart' went platinum in Australia. Sad she didn't find reasons to continue living. See more photos of Simone after the cut...