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Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies aged 54

Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies aged 54

The singer suffered cardiac arrest in her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas and was taken to a hospital before she passed away.
13 Jan, 2023

Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Elvis Presley, died on Thursday at the age of 54 after being rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital, her mother said.

“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” her mother, Priscilla Presley, said in a statement.

“She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known. We ask for privacy as we try to deal with this profound loss,” the statement added.

Lisa Marie suffered cardiac arrest in her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas, according to entertainment website TMZ. She was then taken to hospital on Thursday.

She attended the Golden Globes awards show in Beverly Hills earlier this week, where actor Austin Butler won the best actor award for portraying her father in the film Elvis.

Butler paid tribute to Lisa Marie Presley and her mother during his acceptance speech. Elvis Presley died of cardiac arrest in August 1977 at the age of 42.

Lisa Marie was born on Feb 1, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee and became the owner of her father’s Graceland mansion a popular tourist attraction in the city. She was nine years old when Elvis died there.

Her own music career began with a 2003 debut album To Whom It May Concern. It was followed by 2005’s Now What, and both hit the top 10 of the Billboard 200 album chart. A third album, Storm and Grace, was released in 2012.

She was married four times. She wed pop star Michael Jackson in 1994, just 20 days after her divorce from her first husband, musician Danny Keough. The high-profile couple divorced in 1996 as Jackson was battling child molestation allegations.

Presley married actor Nicholas Cage, a fan of her father, in 2002. Cage filed for divorce four months later.

Her fourth marriage was to her guitarist and music producer Michael Lockwood. Their divorce was finalised in 2021.

Her only son, Benjamin Keough, himself a musician, died in 2020 at age 27, a death ruled a suicide by the Los Angeles County coroner.

Lisa Marie remembered her son in an essay for People magazine earlier this year that she posted on Instagram, calling herself “destroyed” by his death.

She is survived by daughter Riley Keough, 33, an actor, and 14-year-old twin daughters Harper and Finley Lockwood.

Comments

Khan Jan 13, 2023 12:35pm
Very sad news.
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Samsam Jan 13, 2023 02:48pm
Is tragedy and high profile correlated? Very tragic. Why it is often the impressive dynasties and high profile families that are wiped out, Michael Jackson, the Kennedy's, the Bhuttos ?
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Taj Ahmad Jan 13, 2023 03:10pm
So sad, RIP. She died so young just like her father.
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Waqar (UK) Jan 13, 2023 03:13pm
Lots of young celebrities and athletes 'dying suddenly', despite no underlying causes or histories of heart related issues.
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Syed Hasni Jan 13, 2023 03:40pm
"You may read this and wonder how, after losing people close to me, I also fell prey to opioids," Presley, who is the daughter of Elvis Presley, wrote in the foreword Harry Nelson's book The United States of Opioids: A Prescription for Liberating a Nation in Pain. Drugs are horrible, I will say no to drugs always, I am highly against legalizing drugs anywhere, it just takes away the shame.
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NYS Jan 13, 2023 04:37pm
RIP How close resemblance mother daughter duo
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Ahsan Gul Jan 13, 2023 06:32pm
Sad new!
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Saira Khan Jan 13, 2023 08:25pm
Probably a doctor of Indian origin was treating her. Her mom said she was receiving the best care.
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omar Jan 14, 2023 01:32am
@Samsam bhuttos??
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Sam2uel Jan 14, 2023 06:35am
What tragedy for Elvis family
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Rao Amjad Ali Jan 14, 2023 01:11pm
@Samsam Wider and speedy media coverage!
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