Lou Bega death hoax results from Twitter trolls poking fun at death of Lou Reed

We lost an incredible musician earlier this week when Lou Reed died at the age of 71. The Velvet underground member was incredibly influential and already has plenty of tributes to his life this week. One strange occurrence resulting from his death is that the Internet trolls of the world decided to turn this news into a death hoax involving "Mambo No. 5" singer Lou Bega!

Here are some Twitter posts about Lou Bega's death:

rip lou bega

— gobble cat (@robbercat) October 27, 2013

RIP lou bega - can't believe he's dead... Hope you're doing a mambo no. 5 with the big guy upstairs, m8 — Gene.P (@bort_simpsone) October 27, 2013

What's going on? I heard Lou Bega just died????????????

— Street Napoleon (@y2shay) October 27, 2013

RIP Lou Bega, may you find a little bit of peace in your eternal rest; may a little bit of you make us your friend — Dr. Hunky Jimpjorps (@HunkyJimpjorps) October 27, 2013

RIP Lou Bega. Your version of Mambo No 5 helped shape my adolescence.

— Adam Tsai (@adamtsai) October 27, 2013

Oops, I got Lou Reed and Lou Bega mixed up. #MamboNo5 — Dan Lambden (@DannyBlahBlah) October 27, 2013

it's too bad grumpy cat's death yesterday was overshadowed by lou bega's. RIP

— Meredith Gran (@granulac) October 28, 2013

Trolls!

Meanwhile, Bega noticed the outpouring concern over his life on Facebook, so he posted the following message after expressing his condolences over Reed's death:

"I have been receiving Tons of condolences because of a Journalist confusing our Identities. Lou Bega sends his condolences to Mr. Reed's Family."

Click here to see Bega's post!