Cat Janice, 31, singer of viral song ‘Dance You Outta My Head’
Cat Janice, the 31-yearold D.C.-area singer who released a viral song dedicated to her son while battling an aggressive form of cancer, died Wednesday, according to her family.
Born Catherine Janice Ipsan, the alt-pop singer in January released “Dance You Outta My Head,” a song she knew might be her last. The track, which had its proceeds directed to Janice’s 7-year-old son, was shared across the world, spurring thousands of TikTok posts and even appearing on a Billboard chart earlier this month.
Janice had sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, and was in hospice care in her childhood home in Annandale, Va., when she died Wednesday morning, surrounded by family members.
“She was able to pass in peace knowing that the song, and her music as a whole, would continue to provide for her son,” said Will Ipsan, Janice’s brother.
Janice had taken her cancer battle “head on,” Ipsan said, resolving to fight as long as she could.
“It just really is a testament to her fearlessness,” Ipsan said.
It was during those final days when Janice decided she would release “Dance You Outta My Head.” The song was inspired by a moment she shared with her son, Loren, last year, when they had both sung “Dance until you love me” repeatedly as she drove.
Janice wasn’t sure she would be alive when the song came out, she told The Washington Post earlier this year.
“I just kind of did it, and now here we are,” Janice said. “And honestly, it’s a miracle.”
More of Janice’s music will be released in the future, Ipsan said.