Renee Geyer, a great soul singer from Australia, has passed away. She was 69.
Geyer’s family revealed her passing in a statement, according to the Daily Mail, and said she had difficulties after hip surgery.
In a statement, the singer’s family referred to herself as a “force of nature” and said, “It is with great sadness that we report Renee Geyer passed away from complications following hip surgery.
Renee’s lung cancer was also confirmed to be incurable when she was in the hospital.
She passed away painlessly in the presence of her loved ones.
“Naturally we are all utterly devastated.”
Geyer, whose career spanned for over 50 years, was the first woman to be inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame.
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Known for her husky vocals, Geyer began her career with bands including jazz groups Dry Red and Sun.
In her music career, she worked with the likes of Sting, Chaka Khan and Joe Cocker as a backing vocalist.
Following her death, colleagues and fans have mourned the celebrated singer.
Fellow musician, Marcia Hines, described Geyer as “a gamechanger. A soul diva. My sister in song.”
“Heart felt condolences to her family and friends, and to the Australian music industry as a whole who have just lost a person who possessed one of the greatest voices I have ever heard,’ Hines said on Twitter.
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