Chart-topping R&B singer Natalie Cole, who followed her legendary father into the music business with hits like \u201cThis Will Be (An Everlasting Love)\u201d and \u201cUnforgettable,\u201d died at age 65.<\/p>\n
\u201cNatalie Cole, sister beloved & of substance and sound. May her soul rest in peace,\u201d tweeted the Rev. Jesse Jackson on New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
Cole, who had struggled with a variety of health issues in recent years, died Thursday night, according to publicist Maureen O\u2019Connor. The cause of death was reportedly congestive heart failure.<\/p>\n
A physically weakened Cole, winner of nine Grammy Awards, was forced to cancel a string of concert performances over the last three months after a recurrence of hepatitis C linked to her earlier drug abuse.<\/p>\n
The daughter of music icon Nat (King) Cole scored a huge 1991 hit with \u201cUnforgettable\u201d \u2014 a virtual duet with her late father. Natalie was just 15 when her father died in 1965, a decade before his daughter launched her own solo recording career.<\/p>\n
The album \u201cUnforgettable … With Love\u201d spent five weeks at No. 1 on the pop charts, sold more than 14 million copies worldwide and won six Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n
But her career exploded with her 1975 debut album that included the massive hit single \u201cThis Will Be (An Everlasting Love)\u201d and a pair of Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Female R&B Performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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