Music

Well-Known Hawaiian Falsetto Singer, 57, Found Dead in Apartment

‘ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER’

A friend last heard from Darren Benitez Tuesday, and a neighbor told police that people were coming and going from his apartment that night.

Isabella Ramirez
Isabella Ramirez 

Breaking News Intern

A picture of Darren Benitez performing his song “Mother of the Sea.” Benitez, a 57-year-old Hawaiian entertainer well known for his falsetto voice, was found dead in his Honolulu apartment on Thursday night.
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