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The 27 Club is an informal list consisting mostly of popular musicians who died at age 27. Although the claim of a "statistical spike" for the death of musicians at that age has been refuted by scientific research, it remains a common cultural conception that the phenomenon exists, with many celebrities who die at 27 noted for their high-risk lifestyles.
The original basis for the notion was a cluster of prominent musicians' deaths at the age of 27 between 1969 and 1971, most notably Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. But only after the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994 was the notion of a "club" established. The death of Amy Winehouse in 2011 enhanced the prominence of the 27 Club. Different write-ups include a number of other musicians and sometimes other celebrities.
The 27 Club is an informal list consisting mostly of popular musicians who died at age 27. Although the claim of a "statistical spike" for the death of musicians at that age has been refuted by scientific research, it remains a common cultural conception that the phenomenon exists, with many celebrities who die at 27 noted for their high-risk lifestyles.
The original basis for the notion was a cluster of prominent musicians' deaths at the age of 27 between 1969 and 1971, most notably Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. But only after the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994 was the notion of a "club" established. The death of Amy Winehouse in 2011 enhanced the prominence of the 27 Club. Different write-ups include a number of other musicians and sometimes other celebrities.
