Ben Saunders was the original winner of The Voice franchise, which started in Holland in 2010. “His blind audition performance of Kings of Leon’s ‘Use Somebody’ impressed all 4 coaches on the debut season of The Voice of Holland,” SiriusXM Host Eric Alper explained. “He advanced to the final, winning the competition on January 21, 2011. His victory single, ‘Kill for a Broken Heart,’ reached #4 on the Dutch Top 40 and #1 on the Single Top 100, and his debut album, You Thought You Knew Me By Now, entered the Album Top 100 at #1 that April.”
According to a recent article in the local paper De Telegraaf, Ben was found dead on September 15 in Rijkerswoerdse Plassen, a lake located in the Netherlands. He was 43.
Ben’s brother, Dean, posted about the tragedy, which was translated from Dutch by PEOPLE. “My dear little brother passed away today,” he wrote on Instagram. “I have never felt pain like this before… what a terrible day for all of us… We have to learn to live with this, and I hope it is treated with respect… Ben had a beautiful family and relatives who love him dearly—and I always will, too… Ben is in my heart, and he will stay there forever.”
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Marco Borsato, who was formerly a coach on The Voice of Holland, also posted about the loss. He shared a clip of Ben singing with three broken-heart emojis. He also shared a photo of the two of them on stage together that was captioned, “Dear, special man—my heart is weeping! I cannot find words for the void you leave behind. Dear Janita, friends, and family: wishing you so much strength as you cope with this immense loss.”
Janita Engels was Ben’s fiancée. He also has multiple children.
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Ben’s cause of death has not yet been revealed. The Police Unit East Netherlands told PEOPLE, “We can confirm that a body was found yesterday at a recreational lake of Arnhem and that police have ruled out foul play. We do not release or comment on personal details.”
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