The video is made up of photos and short clips of the deceased singer who suffered from severe depression prior to committing suicide back in September.
- January 16, 2015
AceShowbiz -
G.R.L. premiered the music video for their new single, "Lighthouse", and dedicated it to late member Simone Battle. The group posted a link to the video on Twitter on early Thursday, January 15 and said in the caption, "In loving memory of Simone."
The visuals is mostly made up of old photos and short videos of Battle. Between clips showing the late singer dancing, recording in the studio and having fun with her bandmates, remaining members Emmalyn Estrada, Lauren Bennett, Natasha Slayton and Paula Van Oppen gather and sing together in the middle of a dark room filled with light bulbs.
Battle was found dead in her Los Angeles apartment back in September. The singer reportedly suffered from severe depression before she took her own life. At the end of the touching video, G.R.L. urges viewers to visit grlgivesanhour.org if they or people they know are suffering.
In a new interview with PEOPLE, G.R.L. said they still couldn't believe their friend decided to commit suicide. "You can never prepare yourself for something like this, ever," said Bennett. "We'd just been in rehearsals the day before, learning choreography for our show, and the next day we were starting the morning as usual when we got the call. I still can't believe it. I don't think any of us can. It's weird that we're even sitting here, talking about it."
They also talked about the hard times they went through following Battle's death and teaming up with Give an Hour, a non-profit organization with goals to spread awareness regarding mental health, mental illness and wellness.
