article_snippet: Kiss frontman Gene Simmons, who propelled Chris to fame on Rock School after making Chris the lead singer of a student band, also tweeted: 'Sad to report Lil Chris from the Gene Simmons Rock School TV show, has passed on.
article_snippet: Chris first appeared on the second series of reality TV show Rock School when Chris was 15.
article_snippet: In the show, which was filmed at Kirkley High School in Lowestoft, Gene Simmons prepared classically trained young students to be rock stars.
article_snippet: Chris first found fame on the reality TV show Rock School, aged 15, where Gene Simmons prepared classically trained young students to be rock stars .
article_snippet: Gene Simmons, who propelled Chris to fame, tweeted news of his death to the singer's mother Karen Hardman fan, saying 'the singer's mother Karen Hardman was loved
highlights_snippet: Rock Show's Gene Simmons also tweeted: 'Rock Show's Gene Simmons was loved.