She was a great singer and songwriter!
On Thursday, Lisa Marie Presley who was the single child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father’s legacy, died after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54 years old.
Her death in a hospital in Los Angeles was confirmed by her mother, Priscilla, a few hours after her daughter was taken to the hospital by paramedicals after a medical episode at her home.
“It is with a heavy heart that I must share this painful news that my Gorgeous daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Priscilla Presley said in a statement. “She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman.”
Presley shared her father’s brooding charisma — the hooded eyes, the insolent smile, the low, sultry voice and followed him professionally, releasing her own rock albums in the 2000s, and appearing on stage with Pat Benatar and Richard Hawley among others.
She also formed direct musical ties with her father, joining her voice to such Elvis recordings as “In the Ghetto” and “Don’t Cry Daddy,” a mournful ballad which had reminded him of the early death of his mother (and Lisa Marie’s grandmother), Gladys Presley.
“It’s been all my life,” she told The Associated Press in 2012, speaking of her father’s influence in her life. “It’s not something that I now listen to and it’s different. I remain consistent on the fact that I have always been an admirer. He has always influenced me in my life.”
She was seen at the Golden Globes on Tuesday, on hand to celebrate Austin Butler’s award for playing her father.
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