Singer Lee Sang Eun Found Dead Minutes Before Her Performance

Korean Soprano singer Lee Sang Eun died recently at the age of 46. Reports claim that she was found dead in a washroom, right before her performance at the Gimcheon Municipal Choir. The probe is underway.

According to News1, on Thursday, an event staff called the police around 8:32 pm after finding the singer unconscious. Her body was in the third-floor women's bathroom of the concert venue, Carmina Burana at the Grand Hall of Gimcheon Culture and Art Center where she was scheduled to perform as a part of a commemoration event for the cultural exchange between England and Honam.

Lee Sang Eun, one of the popular singers in the Korean entertainment industry, graduated from Seoul National University and went to Mannes School Of Music in New York for her Master's degree.

Lee Sang Eun's death

A local media report quoted a staff from the night, "It was time for Lee Sang Eun to come on stage, but she wasn't backstage. When I looked in the bathroom, I found her lying on the floor."

Swift action was taken, rushing her to a nearby hospital, where she was tragically pronounced dead. Initial reports suggest that authorities do not suspect any foul play in connection with her passing.

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