X Factor Finalist Found Dead in Her Room

Singer Simone Battle, who rose to fame on the US version of "X Factor", was found dead in her Los Angeles home after what allegedly appears to be a suicide. The 25-year-old Battle was a singer in the girl group "GRL", which was the reboot of the Pussycat Dolls. She signed on with the group after her run on "X Factor", where she was a finalist, making it into the top 17.



The L.A. County Cororner's Office says Battle's autopsy has not been completed yet.

Simone's father ssid she was found in the bedroom of her apartment in a West Hollywood neighborhood. He described her home as a guest house of a larger residence.