On Wednesday, musician Cat Janice died from most cancers.
The announcement of the singer-songwriter’s loss of life was made by way of a submit on her Instagram account by her household.
“This morning, from her childhood home and surrounded by her loving household, Catherine peacefully entered the sunshine and love of her heavenly creator,” the submit started, referring to the musician who gained viral fame on TikTok in January together with her track “Dance You Outta My Head.”
“We are eternally grateful for the outpouring of affection that Catherine and our household have obtained over the previous few months,” the submit continued. “Cat noticed her music go locations she by no means anticipated and rests within the peace of figuring out that she’s going to proceed to offer for her son via her music. This wouldn’t have been doable with out all of you.”
In the submit, the household introduced that the singer’s Instagram web page can be memorialized by her brother, who can even oversee all points of her music, merchandise and public relations. They additionally shared that, “Per Cat’s request, there may be some extra artwork that she desires to share too. All in due time.”
The Washington, DC native’s most cancers journey started in November 2021, when she first felt a lump in her neck, as she defined on TikTok. At first, she thought nothing of it, however in March of the next 12 months, she realized the lump was nonetheless there. “It was bigger and it was very arduous,” she mentioned in a video on the time.
That prompted Janice, who celebrated her thirty first birthday on Jan. 21, to see a physician. Following the go to, she was identified with sarcoma, a uncommon malignant tumor. She underwent surgical procedure, chemo and radiation earlier than being declared cancer-free on July 22, 2022. Through all of it, she continued to sing and write songs, and to share them on social media.
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Earlier this 12 months, Janice returned to social media to share together with her followers that the most cancers had returned.
On Jan. 10, she entered hospice after not with the ability to breathe within the ICU, she beforehand instructed PEOPLE. She transferred all her songs to her son’s identify, so all proceeds would go to Loren.
“Everyone is aware of that I’ve been battling most cancers for some time and I wished to place this track out, and simply go stream it. I hope you prefer it. I do not know if I’m going to be round even when the track comes out, so let’s simply put it out. And I did,” she says.
“The thought for the track, ‘Dance You Outta My Head,’ happened final spring,” she mentioned. She and Loren have been “bopping round within the automotive” and having fun with the nice and cozy climate via the home windows.
“We got here up with some enjoyable lyrics and just a little ditty,” she continued. “I track banked it and made just a little voice notice of it and as time went on, we’d bounce round within the automotive to it now and again.”
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On Jan. 23, she came upon her track was charting on iTunes.
“I used to be sitting there in the midst of the evening my cellphone — what the heck is happening right here?” she recalled. “I began yelling and my dad and mom got here down, they have been like, what’s going on?”
“I simply wished to place out one thing enjoyable and optimistic,” she mentioned. “My artwork is all I’ve to go away behind.”
