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Ou Est Le Swimming Pool vocalist commit suicide

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Vocalist for British synthpop band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool lead singer Charles Haddon has reported committed suicide after a performance at the Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium. According to dutch website parool.nl, Haddon leaped off a satellite tower in the backstage area. mog.com reports that the suicide may have been linked to a injury that a patron at their set being severely injured after Haddon leaped into the crowd post set. Ou Est Le Swimming Pool hit the Australian airwaves with the single "Dance the Way I Feel" earlier this year.

Vocalist for British synthpop band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool lead singer Charles Haddon has reported committed suicide after a performance at the Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium.


According to dutch website parool.nl, Haddon leaped off a satellite tower in the backstage area. mog.com reports that the suicide may have been linked to a injury that a patron at their set being severely injured after Haddon leaped into the crowd post set.


Ou Est Le Swimming Pool hit the Australian airwaves with the single "Dance the Way I Feel" earlier this year.