Rich Cronin (born Richard Burton Cronin, on August 30, 1975) is a singer and songwriter best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter for the American pop group LFO.
Born and raised outside of Boston, at age 15, Rich Cronin began writing songs to instrumental tracks.
As soon as LFO disbanded in 2002, three years after striking gold with the song ”Summer Girls,” Cronin hoped to release a solo album, but lawsuits with managers over royalties and publishing interests kept getting in the way.
Rich has been very busy these days battling Leukemia, while at the same time searching for a band to promote his new original music….now that’s dedication!
A bone marrow sample revealed that he had acute myelogenous leukemia, which most often afflicts adults over the age of 60, says Cronin’s oncologist Dr. Robin Joyce.
LFO was best known for the 1 hit ‘Summer Girls’ (a/k/a the Abercrombie and Fitch Song) and top 5 single ‘Girl on TV.’ Both songs, along with all of the music on the double platinum selling group’s follow up album ‘Life is Good’ were penned by Cronin.
Born out of Rich Cronin's own personal fight against acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), he organized the Rich Cronin Hope Foundation for Leukemia. The Foundation is dedicated to the care, compassion and life enrichment of individuals and families impacted by Leukemia. Their main mission is to promote awareness about simple ways that healthy individuals can save a life. Encouraging people to donate blood and to register with the National Marrow Donor Program NMDP as volunteer marrow or stem cell donors, the Hope Foundation hosts drives across the country.
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