Melanie Safka, famous pop icon, breathes her last at 76

Melanie Safka, one of the most famous pop icons in the music industry passed away at the age of 76 on January 23, 2024.

As reported by PEOPLE, her death was announced by her three children Lelilah, Jeordie and Beau Jarred. Safka’s record label, Cleopatra also confirmed her demise on Tuesday.

No cause of death was revealed by her children, however, Cleopatra mentioned an “illness” in their statement.

“This is the hardest post for us to write, and there are so many things we want to say, first, and there’s no easy way except to say it… Mom passed, peacefully, out of this world and into the next on January 23rd, 2024,” her children announced in a post via Facebook.

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Grieving the loss of their mother they continued, “We are heartbroken, but want to thank each and every one of you for the affection you have for our Mother, and to tell you that she loved all of you so much! She was one of the most talented, strong and passionate women of the era and every word she wrote, every note she sang reflected that.”

“Our world is much dimmer, the colors of a dreary, rainy Tennessee pale with her absence today, but we know that she is still here, smiling down on all of us, on all of you, from the stars," their statement concluded.

About Melanie Safka:

Professionally also known as Melanie, she is knowns for her hits, Brand New Key and Lay Down (Candles in the Rain).

She is also known for her all-time famous cover of the Rolling Stone’s song, Ruby Tuesday. Melanie also won an Emmy Award for writing the lyrics to the song, The First Time I Loved Forever, for the TV series, Beauty and the Beast.

In 1971, Billboard named her the year’s biggest-selling female artist in the US.