It has been reported that Aretha Franklin, the renowned American singer, is gravely ill.
She is surrounded by her friends and
family in Detroit, Michigan which is where she grew up. Roger
Friedman, a reporter, broke the news of her illness on
Showbiz411.com.
He wrote that Franklin’s family is
asking for prayers and privacy and she will be missed as a mother,
sister, friend, and a cousin. He said that her legacy is larger than
life, and is not just that Rolling Stone called her the number 1
singer of all times or that she is the Queen of Soul.
The singer has previously struggled
with a bout of sickness. In 2010, she secretly had to get a surgery
done to remove a tumor, but her attempts to keep the news private
caused premature death reports in 2011, following suggestions that
she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
She gave her final public
performance a year ago in Philadelphia, but her most recent
performance was last November for the Elton John AIDS Foundation in
New York. She was forced to cancel her shows earlier this year
because she was ordered by her doctor to stay off the road and rest
completely for two months.
Franklin has been a successful star
of all times. She has released a total of 112 singles which landed on
America’s billboard chart. She is the most-charted female in the
history of the chart, and has released many hits including Natural
Woman, Respect, I Say a Little Prayer and Think.
In addition to
that, she is also considered the best-selling musical artists of all
times. She has won 20 Grammy awards throughout her career, including
three special honors.
Franklin is the first woman to be
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
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