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City High Frontman Robbie Pardlo Dies at 46

Family sources suggest heart failure complications with official cause still under review

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Overview

  • Robbie Pardlo passed away on July 17 in Willingboro, New Jersey, surrounded by loved ones.
  • He rose to fame as the lead vocalist of City High with chart-toppers “What Would You Do?” and “Caramel,” securing a 2002 Grammy nomination.
  • After the group disbanded in 2003, he performed with the R&B quartet First Take and collaborated with Whitney Houston and Lil Kim.
  • Pardlo openly addressed alcoholism and drug addiction on a 2010 episode of A&E’s Intervention before achieving sobriety later that year.
  • His family, including wife Anika, children Lyric and Chord-Andrew, mother Marion, brother Gregory and aunt Cynthia, is organizing memorial services and tributes.