Crazy P Lead Singer Danielle Moore Dies at 52

Danielle Moore, lead singer and frontperson of the electronic outfit Crazy P, has died aged 52.

In a statement posted to Instagram, the band announced her passing, describing her death as occurring in “sudden and tragic circumstances” on 30 August.

Her bandmates shared their sorrow: “We cannot believe the news ourselves and we know it will be the same for all of you. She gave us so much and we love her so much. Our hearts are broken. We need time to process that this has happened. Danielle lived a life driven by love, compassion, community, and music. She lived the biggest of lives. We will miss her with all our hearts.”

Moore’s cause of death has not been disclosed.

Tributes poured in from musicians such as JD Twitch of Optimo, Róisín Murphy, and Sister Bliss. “She was just the best,” Twitch expressed on X. “The definition of a beautiful human being.”

Chris Todd and Jim Baron started the house and disco outfit Crazy P in the mid-90s at university in Nottingham. Initially known as Crazy Penis, they were signed by Manchester label Paper Recordings. Moore joined in 2002, along with bassist Tim Davies and percussionist Mav Kendricks, expanding the group’s lineup. Together, they released seven studio albums and multiple remix albums.

Growing up near Manchester, Moore began frequenting the Haçienda nightclub at 18. “I had my really seminal dancefloor moments there,” she told Disco Pogo last year. “I could dance how I wanted and feel so myself.”

Moore brought that spirit into her role as Crazy P’s frontwoman, gaining recognition for her expressive singing and energetic performances. “Performing is everything,” she said in her live agency bio. “When I’m performing, I feel like I’ve stepped into my alter ego and am able to take on any mood. It’s very empowering to become detached from my own slightly vulnerable self.”

Based in Manchester and later Todmorden, West Yorkshire, Moore credited supporting Faithless in 2005/6 with changing everything for the group. She felt immense pride in their last album, 2019’s Age of the Ego, noting it as her proudest work lyrically. The record featured increasingly political themes, opposing the idolization of high-profile politicians and celebrities while advocating for grassroots community work, public sector investment, and taxing billionaires and those who, in her view, had “ravaged this country.”

Moore also made her mark as an in-demand solo DJ. In a reflective comment last year to Disco Pogo, she mentioned, “I sometimes find myself up against the idea that I’m not ‘steady’ or ‘settled’,” she shared. “I’ve experienced more than a few raised eyebrows. But I know I’m so lucky with my life. Would I swap those travels and memories and music for anything? Would I fuck!”