Musicians who died at 27

K-pop star Jonghyun died Monday

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Maureen Lee Lenker
Author Maureen Lee Lenker
Maureen Lee Lenker

Maureen Lee Lenker is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, is now available. Follow her for all things related to classic Hollywood, musicals, the romance genre, and Bruce Springsteen.

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Published on December 18, 2017 07:09PM EST
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Musicians who died at 27

GALLERY: Musicians Who Died at 27
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The famed "27 Club" is not a club in which anyone would want membership. Consisting of musicians who died at the age of 27, its members include Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse. K-pop star Jonghyun, the lead singer of South Korean boy band Shinee, died Monday, joining the long list of massive talents who died too young. Click through to see some of the other members.

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Brian Jones

Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus
Redferns

The founder of the Rolling Stones died July 3, 1969.

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Jimi Hendrix

Photo of Jimi HENDRIX
Redferns

The legendary guitarist and singer-songwriter died on Sept. 18, 1970.

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Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin
Redferns

This singer and counter-culture icon, known for her popular cover of "Piece of My Heart," died Oct. 4, 1970.

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Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison
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The Doors frontman died on July 3, 1971.

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Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

The Grateful Dead
Redferns

This founding member of the Grateful Dead died on March 8, 1973

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Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain On 'MTV Unplugged'
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The Nirvana frontman died April 5, 1994

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Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse Performs For Grammy's Via Video Link
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The singer-songwriter, who rose to fame thanks to her powerhouse pipes and candid lyrics, died July 23, 2011.

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Jonghyun

SHINee Visits Shanghai
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The Korean pop star (real name Kim Jong-hyun) died Dec. 18, 2017, his label SM Entertainment said in a statement.

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