The US soul singer Natalie Cole , the daughter of jazz legend Nat ‘King’ Cole and who had to overcome his drug addiction to find their own life, died Thursday at age 65 years old.
The artist, who had health problems that demanded a kidney transplant, died in a Los Angeles hospital, his family said Friday.
“Natalie delivered a fierce and courageous battle and died as he lived, with dignity, strength and honor, “his family said in a statement.
Evoking the most successful singer,” Unforgettable “(Unforgettable), a tribute to his father, the text adds: “Our beloved mother and sister will be greatly missed and remain forever in our hearts UNFORGETTABLE”
Unlike many artists of his generation, Natalie Cole grew up in Los Angeles in half. social accommodated.
Nat ‘King’ Cole never saw her daughter take her baton on stage because died of cancer in 1965, when she was 45 and her daughter he was still a teenager.
However, the career of Natalie Cole was closely linked to that of his father.
In the beginning it was presented as the daughter of Nat “King” Cole but it took off in the world of R &. B, choosing a much more modern than its parent style
After having explored the blues, soul and pop, retook the way of jazz paternal.
He got his first big hit in 1991 with the album “Unforgettable … With Love,” where he sang a duet with virtually his father, who appeared in a posthumous video by her side.
The album led her to win the Grammy for album of the year, a reward that allowed him to sell 7 million copies in the United States.
Depression
Natalie Cole had already earned its name in 1975 with the song “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” and the album “Inseparable “which earned him a first Grammy, the greatest reward from the music scene, in the category of” Best New Artist “.
During his career he would get a total of nine Grammys. “We have lost a wonderful and beloved artist,”
said the Recording Academy, responsible for presenting the Grammy awards. Natalie Cole also starred in several American television series, but his life was marked by drugs and three divorces.
In his autobiography “Angel on my shoulder,” published in 2000, he tells how fought depression after the death of his father and then his son nearly drowned in a pool.
He consumed in abundance heroin and cocaine and followed several detoxification treatment. . After doctors diagnosed hepatitis C had to undergo a kidney transplant
“My life is falling apart before my eyes,” then said the singer told People magazine, adding: “This is what hardest of all. I think of my father every time I sing. “
The singer of Italian jazz Tony Bennett, who shared the stage several times with her or her father, honored in Instagram, where he described as a “charming and generous person” and an “outstanding jazz singer”.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson said goodbye on Twitter a “dear sister (…) on the bottom and in his music.” “Thank you for the music. And for you,” said Canadian actor Alan Thicke.
The last album Natalie Cole , which dates from 2008, “Still Unforgettable” (Unforgettable ) is a continuation of 1991 with an adaptation of classic American songs and songs of his father
. (Source: AFP)
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