British rapper Ty passes away at 47 from coronavirus complications
The hip-hop artist was admitted to the hospital with “medical complications related to Covid-19" in early April.
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Born in London in 1972, Ty shot to fame with the release of his debut album, 'The Awkward' in 2001. He followed up the record with 2003's 'Upwards'.
LONDON: British rapper Ty, real name Ben Chijioke, has died from complications due to the novel coronavirus. He was 47.
The Nigerian British artist died on Thursday after contracting pneumonia while recovering from the virus, according to a GoFundMe set up for him.
"It is with much sadness that I have to report the passing of Ben Chijioke, better known as TY Chijioke on the 7th May 2020, close friends, family and fans are devastated of his death," an update for the campaign read.
"Since then TY's condition had been improving but last week while on a normal ward he had contracted pneumonia which worsened his recovery and ultimately TY's body couldn't fight back anymore. This is a shock to everyone."
The hip-hop artist was admitted to the hospital with “medical complications related to Covid-19" in early April and "put in a medically induced coma to temporarily sedate" him while in treatment, the statement said.
An update made on April 19 said Ty was "doing much better" and had been moved out of the intensive care unit.
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Born in London in 1972, Ty shot to fame with the release of his debut album, 'The Awkward' in 2001. He followed up the record with 2003's 'Upwards'.
Covid-19: Ann Sullivan, John Prine & Other Icons The World Lost
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The Covid-19 outbreak has changed our world and turned it upside down. Life as we know it, might never be the same again and needless to say, the effects of this pandemic will be felt for decades to come.
Not to say that some lives matter more than others, but the outbreak took away some of our beloved icons, trailblazers and trendsetters who had achieved tremendous success in their lifetime and were gone too soon.
Here are a few who lost the battle to Covid-19.
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Sullivan left her job to raise four children, but she re-entered the business in 1973, when she started at Filmnation and Hanna Barbera.
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Garfield's 'Nashville' co-star Ronee Blakely shared the news of his death in a Facebook post on Tuesday.
"RIP Allen Garfield, the great actor who played my husband in 'Nashville', has died today of Covid; I hang my head in tears; condolences to family and friends; I will post more later; cast and crew, sending love," Blakely wrote.
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Once dubbed the "Mark Twain of American songwriting," over his five decades in the music business Prine carved an image as an off-the-cuff wordsmith who forged melancholy tales with a dose of surrealist wit.
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"A solitary man with a heart driven to connect to the world at large, with his poetry and music, he spoke honestly to people and connected them to each other," they said.
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Ellis Marsalis Jr., the jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan, died late Wednesday after battling pneumonia brought on by the new coronavirus, leaving six sons and a deep legacy. He was 85.
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