TikTok走红的乡村三姐妹组合Taylor Red成员Nicole Taylor病逝，年仅35岁
11月2日，乡村三姐妹组合Taylor Red的成员Nika Taylor与Natalie Taylor在TikTok、Instagram与YouTube等社交平台发布一段近11分钟的视频，公布她们的三胞胎姐姐、组合成员Nicole Taylor已于9月28日在田纳西州Nashville的家中病逝，年仅35岁。她2022年确诊三期乳腺癌，与病魔抗争了四年。
姐妹俩在视频中说：「我们震惊又心碎地宣布，我们的姐姐Nicole Taylor去世了。我们原以为她会在人间被治愈，没想到如今要分享的是她在天堂得到治愈的消息。她已经安息，不再受苦。」据姐妹讲述，Nicole是三人中最年长的一个，比Natalie早出生一分钟、比Nika早两分钟，是组合的「领头人」：她弹班卓琴和吉他、唱低音和声，也曾与乡村音乐媒体Taste of Country合作主持乡村广播节目。
据姐妹讲述，Nicole 2022年确诊时癌症已属三期、侵袭性很强；她一度对治疗反应良好、敲响了完成治疗的铃、检查显示无疾病迹象，但九个月后癌症复发并进展到四期。医生曾给出约三个月的预后，她又活了一年。她在化疗期间还坚持做CrossFit健身，并对姐妹说：「我们不要活在恐惧里，这段时间也要过得开心。」
Taylor Red三姐妹来自密西西比州Hurley，2011年起以Red Roots之名职业演出，2018年改名Taylor Red并迁居Nashville；疫情期间她们开设TikTok账号，凭轻松幽默的短视频迅速走红，TikTok粉丝达1,340万，单曲《Country Money》在平台上获得数百万次播放。
家属已为Nicole举行私人葬礼，并在组合官网留下悼念文字：「她是我们的领袖和最好的朋友。我们心碎不已，但我们知道她在天堂，我们会再见。」官网同时设有纪念页面，粉丝可向Nicole生前喜爱的慈善机构Samaritan's Purse捐款。
Nicole Taylor of TikTok Country Trio Taylor Red Dies at 35 After Cancer Battle
On November 2, Nika Taylor and Natalie Taylor of the country trio Taylor Red posted a nearly 11-minute video across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube announcing that their triplet sister and bandmate Nicole Taylor had died on September 28 at her home in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 35. She had been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2022 and fought the disease for four years.
"We are shocked and heartbroken to announce the passing of our sister, Nicole Taylor," the sisters said in the video. "We thought she would be here sharing her story of earthly healing, but instead we're here sharing her story of heavenly healing, and she's at peace and no longer suffering." Nicole was the oldest of the triplets, born one minute before Natalie and two minutes before Nika, and was the group's leader: she played banjo and guitar, sang low harmonies, and had co-hosted a country radio show with Taste of Country.
According to her sisters, Nicole's cancer was an aggressive stage 3 at diagnosis in 2022. She initially responded well to treatment, rang the bell at the end of her treatment course and showed no evidence of disease, but nine months later the cancer returned and progressed to stage 4. Doctors gave her a prognosis of about three months; she lived for another year. She did CrossFit workouts during chemotherapy and told her sisters: "We're not going to live in dread. We're going to have fun during this time."
The Taylor sisters grew up in Hurley, Mississippi, began performing professionally in 2011 as Red Roots, changed their name to Taylor Red in 2018 and moved to Nashville. During the pandemic they started a TikTok account and shot to fame with lighthearted videos, growing to 13.4 million followers on the platform, and their single "Country Money" drew millions of views.
The family has held a private funeral. In a tribute on the group's website, the sisters wrote: "She was our leader and our best friend. We are heartbroken, but we know she is in Heaven and will see her again." The site also hosts a memorial page where fans can donate to Samaritan's Purse, one of Nicole's favorite charities.
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