Nicole Taylor, a country singer and one of three identical sisters in the trio Taylor Red, has died at age 35 after a battle with breast cancer, according to a report by Variety. Variety said Taylor died Sept. 28 at her home in Nashville, Tenn., according to a statement on the group's website.
Variety described the group as one that built a massive following on TikTok and YouTube, and called it an "identical triplet trio" in its report on her death.
Fox News reported that Taylor's sisters, Nika and Natalie, shared an emotional TikTok video announcing the singer's death after her cancer battle. The Fox News report identified Taylor as the singer of Taylor Red, and the summary available for this story did not give a date of death. The outlet's full report is available at Fox News.
Billboard reported that Taylor was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2022. Billboard described Taylor Red as an Americana country group and identified Taylor as its lead singer.
The reports differ on how to describe the group. Variety called it a country trio, while Billboard called it an Americana country group. The reports also differ in detail: Variety was the only outlet whose summary gave a specific date of death, Sept. 28, while the Billboard and Fox News summaries did not.
Billboard, Variety and Fox News each published their reports on Nov. 3, 2026, and each identified Taylor by name.
Sources: Billboard: Nicole Taylor of Triplet Country Act Taylor Red Dies at 35 of Breast Cancer: ‘We Honestly Though She’d Be Healed Here on Earth’; Variety: Nicole Taylor, Country Singer in Triplet Trio Taylor Red, Dies at 35; Fox News: Country singer Nicole Taylor of Taylor Red dead at 35.