Category: singer

Madonna Breaks Silence After She Was Taken to the ICU With Infection

Singer Madonna issued her first public statement after it was reported that she was hospitalized in an intensive care unit with a bacterial infection. In a statement on social media, Madonna, 64, said that she is “incredibly grateful for all the blessings in my life.” “My first thought when I woke up in the hospital was…


Hong Kong-Born Singer Coco Lee Dies by Suicide at Age 48, Her Siblings Say

HONG KONG—Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48. The star had been suffering from depression for several years, Ms. Coco Lee’s elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee said in a statement posted on Facebook and…


VIDEO: Opera Singer Surprises Customers at a Restaurant With His Impromptu Performance

A German-born opera singer is spreading his love for classical music with the masses by bursting into song from his table to the surprise of all guests while dining in different restaurants with his manager. Ricardo Marinello, 34, was born and raised in Düsseldorf, Germany, by a Sicilian father and a German mother. He was…


Ed Ames, 1950s Pop Singer With Ames Brothers and 1960s TV Star in ‘Daniel Boone,’ Dies at 95

Ed Ames, the youngest member of the popular 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later became a successful actor in television and musical theater, has died. He was 95. The last survivor of the four singing brothers, Ames died May 21 from Alzheimer’s disease, his wife, Jeanne Ames, said Saturday. “He had a wonderful…


‘What You Won’t Do for Love’ Singer Bobby Caldwell Dies

Bobby Caldwell, a soulful R&B singer and songwriter who had a major hit in 1978 with “What You Won’t Do for Love” and a voice and musical style adored by generations of his fellow artists, has died, his wife said Wednesday. Mary Caldwell told The Associated Press that he died in her arms at their…


Moroccan Singer Convicted of Rape in Paris, Gets 6-Year Term

PARIS—A court in Paris convicted Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred of rape and assault charges Friday and sentenced him to six years in prison. The 37-year-old Lamjarred, who is famous on the Arab pop music scene, had been trial on charges of aggravated rape and assault since Monday. A six-member jury and three magistrates spent seven…


Chicago Prosecutor Dropping R. Kelly Sex-Abuse Charges

CHICAGO—A Chicago prosecutor said Monday that she’s dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly following federal convictions in two courts that should guarantee the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for decades. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced the decision a day ahead of a hearing related to state charges accusing him of…


The Great Waltz (1938)

Strauss (Fernand Gravey) loves music and has made it his life’s ambition. However, reality is cruel and he has to sit in the office and work for his boss in order to make a living. But with the help of his girlfriend, Porty (Luise Rainer), who has become his strongest support, Strauss comes to the…


Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 79

NEW YORK—Christine McVie, the British-born Fleetwood Mac vocalist, songwriter, and keyboard player, died Wednesday at age 79. Her death was announced on the band’s social media accounts. No cause of death or other details were immediately provided, but a family statement said she “passed away peacefully at hospital this morning” with family around her after…


Robert Clary, Last of the ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Stars, Dies at 96

LOS ANGELES—Robert Clary, a French-born survivor of Nazi concentration camps during World War II who played a feisty prisoner of war in the improbable 1960s sitcom “Hogan’s Heroes,” has died. He was 96. Clary died Wednesday of natural causes at his home in the Los Angeles area, niece Brenda Hancock said Thursday. “He never let…