Musician mother Cat Janis, who went viral for dedicating her latest song to her little son, has died of sarcoma cancer at the age of 31.
His family announced the news On InstagramHe died peacefully at his childhood home on Wednesday morning, and said his brother would continue to manage his brand, including more art he wanted to release.
“We are beyond grateful for the love Catherine and our family have received over the past few months,” the statement read. “Cat found his music going places he never expected and rested knowing that he would continue to provide for his son through his music. It would not have been possible without all of you.”
His family did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
Janice’s song “Dance You Outta My Head,” released on January 19th, reached #1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 and entered the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. The song has been streamed over 12.8 million times worldwide on Spotify.
That’s when the support started teased the song In a TikTok video in early January, he shared the news that after a tough fight, “cancer won.” He asked the audience to save his latest song in advance, announcing that all proceeds from the song will go to his 7-year-old son.
“I’m crawling to my radio to give myself time to watch this song air,” he said. another TikTok update the day before the release. “I transferred all the rights to my songs to my son so that I could leave him behind.” I don’t have much.”
“Dance You Outta My Head” has become the soundtrack of nearly 200,000 videos on TikTok as internet users. shared dance videos set to a catchy pop tune. Influencers Like Charlie D’Amelio they also asked their listeners to stream the song using audio.
Janice He told TODAY.com in an interview last month the song is about “feeling like you’re at the top of your spirits”. He said he was overwhelmed by the support he received.
“I really didn’t expect to be here,” he said. “I truly believe it was a miracle to witness. I am very happy to be here.”
Since then, Janice has been sharing updates of her cancer journey online diagnosed with sarcoma2022 A rare malignancy in the scalene muscle – after initially noticing a hard tumor in his neck that grew over time in November 2021.
In July 2022, he announced from his hospital bed that he was cancer free. But last year, he discovered he had cancer had returned, this time in the lungs. Last month he shared online that her tumors had tripled almost overnight and she was now at home in hospice.
Janice’s last TikTok video, posted on February 19, was her singing a duet (or sharing her side-by-side reaction) to a cover of “Dance You Outta My Head.” He wrote that there is a song in the video it makes more sense after all the support he got for him from outsiders online.
“I will not stay in this body anymore. I will dance again ❤️” he wrote. “Hope to see you all there ❤️”