Katseye's Manon shares message to fans after group makes Coachella debut without her
Katseye's Manon shares message to fans after group makes Coachella debut without her
Wesley StenzelSat, April 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM UTC
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Katseye; Manon BannermanCredit: Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty; Manon/Instagram
Manon Bannerman shared a message to her fans shortly after Katseye performed without her on Friday night.
Bannerman, who announced her hiatus from Katseye in February, shared a post on her Instagram Stories on Friday night expressing her appreciation for her followers.
"6 milli of u, sending warm hugs and kisses to all of u," she wrote alongside a selfie of herself smiling. "Thank you."
Manon Bannerman on InstagramCredit: Manon/Instagram
Katseye announced Bannerman's hiatus from the group in a statement in February.
"After open and thoughtful conversations together, we are sharing that Manon will be taking a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on her health and well-being," the group said at the time. "We fully support this decision. Katseye remains committed to showing up for one another and for the fans who mean everything to us. The group will continue scheduled activities during this time, and we look forward to being together again when the time is right."
Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Yoonchae Jeong, Sophia Laforteza, Megan Skiendiel, and Manon Bannerman of KatseyeCredit: Jeremychanphotography/Getty
Since announcing Bannerman's hiatus, Katseye has performed at Lollapalooza Argentina, Lollapalooza Chile, Estéreo Picnic in Bogota, and Lollapalooza Brazil.
The group debuted their first single and music video without Bannerman, "Pinky Up," on Thursday.
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That same day, they discussed Bannerman's absence from the group during an interview with The Zane Lowe Show on Apple Music.
"Manon has been on hiatus and we love her so much and we know that she's doing well," Sophia Laforteza said during the interview. You know, she got to talk to the fans about it and we're just really excited and we're really just rooting for all of us, like each other."
Laforteza continued, "We've gone through so much with each other, and so, at the end of the day, we just all want each other to win. And to be good. And to feel good, and to be happy and just, you know, just keep showing up for what we want."
"We also want to say, like, she's our sister forever," Lara Raj added. "You know what I mean? We love her so much and we built this together. So we just want to give her all the space and love she needs."
Daniela Avanzini, Yoonchae Jeong, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza, and Lara Raj of Katseye performing at Coachella in Indio, Calif., on April 10, 2026Credit: Katie Flores/Billboard via Getty
Katseye's Coachella set featured a surprise appearance from the trio of singers behind KPop Demon Hunters' fictional girl group Huntr/x, Ejae (Rumi), Audrey Nuna (Mira), and Rei Ami (Zoey). The trio joined forces with the quintet to perform the Oscar-winning song "Golden" from the hit animated movie.
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Katseye will return to Coachella for the festival's second weekend on April 17. Their next scheduled performance will come at Governor's Ball in New York City during the first weekend of June. Later in the year, the group is set to perform at the Hinterland Music Festival in Saint Charles, Iowa, and the 88rising Festival: Head In The Clouds in Pasadena, Calif.
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