The founding member of the 'Street Worms' band has passed away at the age of 47 and his bandmates are quick to pay tribute in a heartfelt social media post.
- Oct 29, 2021
AceShowbiz - Viagra Boys star Benjamin Valle has died aged 47.
The Swedish band's remaining members - Sebastian Murphy, Oskar Carls, Henrik Hockert, Tor Sjoden, and Elias Jungqvist - confirmed Valle's passing on their Instagram page on Wednesday (27Oct21).
"It brings me great sadness to say that our beloved friend and founding member of viagra boys, Benjamin, has passed," they wrote, alongside pictures of the late star.
"Benjamin was loving and kind and the sweet memories we have together are countless. I cant stop crying while going through pictures of you but also laughing because you were one of the funniest, goofiest, people I had the pleasure of knowing."
The post continued, "Benjamin or 'benis' as we knew him, spread laughter and happiness wherever he went and I will cherish the memories we have of touring the world together. Benjamin, we love you with all of our hearts and Viagra Boys would have been nothing without you."
"This planet just lost one the good ones. I hope you're somewhere up in space telling bad jokes to an alien."
Concluding, the band wrote, "Goodnight my sweet boy. I'll love you forever. Raise your glasses for benis. It's what he'd have wanted."
Valle was one of the founding members of the group, which formed in Stockholm in 2015. They released their debut album "Street Worms" in 2018 and dropped their most recent LP "Welfare Jazz" earlier this year (21).
