Ben Thapa, who rose to fame as a singer with vocal group G4 when they appeared on The X Factor, has died. He was 42.Thapa formed G4 with fellow Guildhall School of Music and Drama students Matt Stiff,

X Factor finalists G4 announce death of former member Ben Thapa - The operatic group rose to fame on the first series of the hit ITV singing competition in 2004, where they finished in second

Former X Factor runner up band G4 have shared their devastation over the sudden death of original member Ben Thapa - who was confirmed to have passed away on Monday at the age of 42

Ben Thapa, who found fame on the first series of 'The X Factor' as a member of the vocal quartet G4, has passed away aged 42 after a short illness.

X-Factor and G4 star Ben Thapa has died at the age of 42. His death has been announced by the G4 band. His bandmates Jonathan Ansell, Mike Christie and Matt Stiff, who all reached Number One in the UK charts back in 2005 with Bem,

G4 rose to fame in 2004 when they finished second on series 1 of Simon Cowell ’s ITV series, with Steve Brookstein crowned champion. At the time, Thapa was part of the line-up with bandmates Jon Ansell,

X Factor star Ben Thapa has died aged 42. Emotional tributes have poured in to 'great friend and amazing man' as his death was announced on Monday.