Legendary R&B/Soul Singer Aretha Franklin Is 'Gravely Ill'

Legendary R&B/Soul singer Aretha Franklin is reported to be “gravely ill” and is surrounded by her friends and family at her home in Detroit Michigan. The 76yr old music icon, retired late last year after developing a series of health issues.

Showbiz411.com reported; “Originally diagnosed with cancer in 2010, Aretha, who turned 76 in March, bravely battled back and refused to be knocked out by illness. Her last performance was on November 2, 2017 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation in New York. Her final public performance was at Philadelphia’s Mann Center in August 2017. It was a miraculous show as Aretha was already then fighting exhaustion and dehydration. Aretha is surrounded by family and people close to her. She will be so missed as a mother, sister, friend, cousin. But her legacy is larger than life.”

TMZ also reports that; Aretha is currently battling cancer, that her weight is down to just 86 pounds, and that a "dear friend" says that they were told, "prepare yourself, she's dying."

Aretha Franklin has charted up to 112 single records and is the most-charted female artist in Billboard Music chart history. She has sold over 75 million records worldwide and has won 18 Grammy Awards. In 1987 Aretha was the first female to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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