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Former Skid Row singer Johnny Solinger dead at 55

Rocker Johnny Solinger, best known as the front man for Skid Row for more than 15 years, has died. He was 55.

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Solinger’s wife, actress Paula Marcenaro Solinger, confirmed the singer’s death Saturday night on social media.

“Johnny has passed. I was holding his hand. He went in peace. Thank you all,” she wrote. “I will take a break from everything but please know I am forever grateful for your love.”

Johnny has passed. I was holding his hand. He went in peace. Thank you all. I will take a break from everything but please know I am forever grateful for your love.

Posted by Paula Marcenaro on Saturday, June 26, 2021

A cause has not been released. However, in May, Johnny Solinger revealed he was battling liver failure.

Solinger performed with Skid Row from 1999, when the band reformed, until his split with the group in 2015. His time with the band surpassed that of Sebastian Bach, the band’s original singer.

In his solo career, Solinger released a handful of country albums fused with rock.


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