Died jazz singer Aretha Franklin
Died in Detroit jazz singer Aretha Franklin, which since the late 1960s, wore the unofficial title “Queen of soul music”. Reported by ABC.
Franklin was 76 years. She died at home with family. The official cause of death not yet reported.
Before that, there were reports that the singer is “gravely ill”. TMZ, citing a source close to the family Franklin, said that the legendary singer died from cancer. According to sources, in early August, the doctors informed the relatives of Franklin “to prepare for her imminent departure.” The source told the publication that the singer lost 40 kg and her health has deteriorated over the past two weeks.
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The singer for many years was health problems. In 2010 it became known that Franklin had removed a tumor of unknown origin. After that, she repeatedly canceled concerts on the advice of doctors.
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In February of 2017 Franklin announced that due to health problems leave the scene, but will release another album. The album A Brand New Me, was released in November 2017 and became the 42nd of her album. In the same month took place the last performance of the singer on stage.
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During his career, Franklin has earned 18 Grammy awards and has sold 75 million records worldwide. The singer has set the record for the number of songs that appear in the hit parade Billboard, — 112 of her songs were included in the ranking. 20 of her songs topped the hit parade R&B singles, among them: Respect, Chain Of Fools, I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) and Bridge over Troubled Water.
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