Crazy P singer dies under “sudden and tragic circumstances” at the age of 52

As the band announced, Crazy P frontwoman Danielle Moore has died suddenly at the age of 52.

Moore, who joined Crazy P as a singer in 2002, died on Friday, August 30. The cause of death was not disclosed.

The house and disco group, who have toured with dance acts such as Faithless and Róisín Murphy, shared the news with their fans on Instagram on Monday, September 2, explaining that they needed “time to process that this has happened.”

“We are devastated to announce the incredible and shocking news that our wonderful Danielle Moore has passed away under sudden and tragic circumstances,” the statement said.

“We can't believe the news ourselves and we know you all will feel the same. She has given us so much and we love her so much. Our hearts are broken.”

The statement continued: “We need time to process that this has happened. Danielle lived a life full of love, compassion, community and music. She lived the greatest life. We will miss her with all our hearts.”

Crazy P was formed in 1995 at the University of Nottingham by Chris Todd and James Baron and rose to prominence on the British club scene. Seven years later, Moore joined the band along with bassist Tim Davies and Mav Kendricks on keyboards.

Together they released several albums, including 2002 Evil is music, Moore was seen on the album cover in front of the Manchester Apollo.

She also appeared on the cover of her first 7-inch record. If life could be like this, which was released during the lockdown in 2022.

“The cover photo shows me as a kid, sitting on our street wall with the boys I hung out with,” she recalls. “I look cheeky and have a plaster on my knee, totally normal. This photo represents a lot of things to me, including my love of getting dirty.”

“I'm so proud of the single and I'm so proud of the picture. It combines so many elements of my personal story.”

Moore grew up in a working-class family outside Manchester, where she was introduced to the city's thriving club culture at the age of 18.

“I had my truly formative dancefloor moments there,” she said in an interview withDisco Pogo Magazine. “I could dance how I wanted and feel completely like myself.”

She remembered one night when she watched the only other woman on the dance floor moving as enthusiastically as she was, and as she approached her, she realized it was her reflection in the club's mirror.

Moore said she's gotten “more than a few raised eyebrows” for not “settling down… but I know I'm so lucky with my life,” she said. “Would I trade these trips and memories and music for anything? I damn well would!”

The news of Moore's death sparked a wave of condolences on social media.

“We can't believe it,” wrote DJ and producer Mr Scruff. “We love Dani and we love you.”

“Dani was simply the best of us,” said Ralph Lawson of Leeds-based record label 2020 Vision. “A truly wonderful person. I am in shock and finding it very difficult to process or even write anything at the moment, but I send you all my utmost love and support.”