Ex-boyband star Chris Trousdale dies from coronavirus, aged 34

By Neil Wilkes, Editor-in-chief | 1d

Chris Trousdale of the early noughties boyband Dream Street dies from coronavirus complications at the age of 34.

Chris Trousdale, singer with the early noughties boyband Dream Street, has died at the age of 34 from complications relating to coronavirus.

The news was confirmed by Trousdale's former bandmate Jesse McCartney, who paid tribute to a man with "boundless amounts of talent".

"It pains me to say that an old friend, Chris Trousdale, from my early days in the music industry has passed away due to complications from COVID-19," he wrote.

"Chris had an explosively charming personality with boundless amounts of talent. Together we made up two of the five members of a boyband called DreamStreet. We were young kids with budding talent who shared an overwhelming love for music and performing.

"Although we were a band for only 3 years, at that age, it felt like a lifetime and we built a real brotherhood. In later years, we would grow apart as our lives would take different turns, but I would often reflect on our early days together and think about how exciting it all was. My deepest sympathies go out to his mother whom I know cherished him dearly. RIP Chris. I'll never forget your smile."

After Dream Street split up, Trousdale went on to have acting roles in shows such as Days of our Lives, Shake It Up and Lucifer.

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It pains me to say that an old friend, Chris Trousdale, from my early days in the music industry has passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Chris had an explosively charming personality with boundless amounts of talent. Together we made up two of the five members of a boyband called DreamStreet. We were young kids with budding talent who shared an overwhelming love for music and performing. Chris, in my opinion, was the most popular among us, who had a way of drawing every eye to what he was doing on stage. As an incredibly trained dancer, he would pick up an entire dance number in a matter of minutes; something that would take the rest of us days. I truly envied him as a performer. We were a part of something people never get to experience in an entire lifetime at the tender ages of 12 and 14. Although we were a band for only 3 years, at that age, it felt like a lifetime and we built a real brotherhood. In later years, we would grow apart as our lives would take different turns, but I would often reflect on our early days together and think about how exciting it all was. My deepest sympathies go out to his mother whom I know cherished him dearly. RIP Chris. I'll never forget your smile. #DreamStreet #ChrisTrousdale

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