Peabo Bryson
Aladdin, Beauty and The Beast Singer Dead at 75
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Peabo Byson has died after suffering a stroke, TMZ has learned.
Peabo’s family tells TMZ, “With broken hearts and profound sadness, the family of two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and balladeer, Peabo Bryson, announces his passing. “
Peabo was the legendary voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney classics “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World.”
We’re told the singer died Tuesday at 5 PM “surrounded by the love of his family and those closest to him.”
Peabo’s best known for his soulful ballets and duets … his 1991 collab with Celine Dion from “Beauty and the Beast” was a huge hit. The following year, Peabo and Regina Belle worked on “A Whole New World” for Disney’s “Aladdin” … the song reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, the first song from an animated film to do so.
He was 75.
RIP
