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Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin dies at 76

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United States of America’s queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, has died at the age of 76, surrendering to chronic cancer. The iconic singer and trailblazer on Thursday, died from advanced pancreatic cancer at her home in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Franklin was responsible for many evergreen classics such as: “I say a little prayer”; “A rose is still a rose”; “Natural woman”; Chain of fools”; “Respect” and “Think”.

Gwendolyn Quinn, her publicist, announced Franklin’s death via a statement put together by her family.

The statement reads: “Franklin’s official cause of death was due to advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuro-endocrine type, which was confirmed by Franklin’s oncologist, Dr. Philip Phillips of Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit.

“In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart.

We have lost the matriarch and rock of our family. The love she had for her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins knew no bounds.

“We have been deeply touched by the incredible outpouring of love and support we have received from close friends, supporters and fans all around the world. Thank you for your compassion and prayers.

“We have felt your love for Aretha and it brings us comfort to know that her legacy will live on. As we grieve, we ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.”

Franklin, an accomplished pianist who took the world by storm in her mid-20s, is arguably the greatest vocalist of her time.

She sold millions of records around the world, won 18 Grammy awards and in 1987 she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Franklin held the record for the most entries by a female artiste on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for nearly 40 years.

Nicki Minaj took the record from her in 2017.

In January 2009, Franklin sang the powerful song: “My country ’tis of thee”

at Barack Obama’s inauguration as US president.

“Amazing grace,” her 1972 record, became one of the best-selling gospel albums ever released.

Before her death, Franklin was said to have been working on a final album which was being produced by Stevie Wonder.

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