Singer Faye Fantarrow dies aged 21 after battling devastating rare brain tumour
01.09.2023 - 20:11
/ ok.co.uk
A British pop star has sadly died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. 21-year-old singer and songwriter Faye Fantarrow from Sunderland died at home on Saturday. The promising young talent was being mentored by Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, who was helping her with her music.
The devastated Sweet Dreams hitmaker paid tribute to Faye, describing her as "so amazing, funny, and full of life." In a statement, he added: "It's a terrible, terrible loss. She could have really built up a huge following that understood what she was singing about. "I love the fact that she kept her accent.
She was very true to who she was." Her passing was announced by her mother, Pam Fantarrow, who said her daughter was "the brightest star on the darkest night" with "a passion for living." The songstress had already beaten childhood leukaemia twice between the ages of 8 and 13, but in August 2022, she was told she had an aggressive brain tumour. The up-and-coming star was diagnosed with a rare tumour called a glioma and was undergoing radiotherapy to try and shrink it. Faye’s family and friends, along with prominent musicians, had also raised more than £265,00 so that she could travel to California to try out a new treatment.
Dave had donated £50,000 towards his protégé’s medical procedure, while his former band member Annie Lennox also gave £10,000. Speaking to BBC Radio Newcastle in November 2022, Faye said: “Things were going well, and then my body decided to throw me the curved ball of a glioma brain tumour into the mix, to spice things up a bit, but it's the third time so it's not my first rodeo. "This time it's a rare one, a bit strange, and doctors aren't sure where it came from because it came quickly, which is why I'm having to go for
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