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Singer Marshall
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The pop singer Tony Marshall is dead. The 85-year-old died on Thursday evening, as a spokeswoman for his family announced on Friday afternoon.
He became famous in 1971 with the song "Beautiful Maid".
For the fans, Marshall was an entertainer all his life and mainly booked hits.
The Baden-Baden native had a state exam as an opera singer, was able to play four other instruments in addition to the piano and violin, and sang in eight languages.
In recent years, the high-risk dialysis patient has more or less withdrawn from the public eye.
He had a pacemaker and was living with the nervous condition polyneuropathy, which restricted his urge to move.
He survived a corona infection, for which he had to go to a clinic as a high-risk patient, and underwent emergency surgery in May 2022.
He also had to cancel concerts and performances for health reasons.
In 2021, however, he opened a personal gallery with photos, trophies, medals, gold records and other mementos in Gaggenau, Baden.
He was able to celebrate his 85th birthday on February 3rd.
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