Jennifer Pagliaro (October 25, 1983 – 26 March 2019) was the lead singer of the Los Angeles-based

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duo Roses and Cigarettes. She died of

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at the age of 35.

Career

Pagliaro was born in

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and moved to

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in 2004. In 2009 she auditioned for '' The Voice'' but was not selected. In 2015, she and guitarist Angela Petrilli formed a band named Roses & Cigarettes. The duo released an eponymous album in that same year. Pagliaro was diagnosed with stage II

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just as plans were being made to tour in support of the album in 2015. She immediately underwent treatment. In 2016 her cancer came back and was then diagnosed as stage IV. Pagliaro decided to continue with her plans for a tour despite the cancer. Her music with her partner Petrilli was well received. ''

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'' named her performance of the song "Fast as I Can" one of the 10 Best Country and Americana Songs of the Week in February 2019. Pagliaro died at her home in

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on 26 March 2019.

References

External links

"Fast As I Can" by Roses & Cigarettes
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