10 Artistes Who Died While Performing


Tiny Tim

    Tiny Tim was a singer who suffered a fatal on-stage heart attack in 1996 shortly after being cautioned not to perform by doctors.

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Sib Hashian

    Sib Hashian, drummer for Boston, died of a heart attack at age 67 while performing on a cruise ship in 2017.

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KK

    KK was an Indian singer who collapsed and died after complaining of discomfort during a concert in Kolkata in 2022.

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Edava Basheer

    Edava Basheer was a 78-year-old Indian singer who collapsed and died on stage while performing a Hindi song at an event in Kerala in 2022.

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Madavoor Vasudevan Nair

    Madavoor Vasudevan Nair was an acclaimed 89-year-old Indian Kathakali dancer who collapsed and died on stage during a temple performance in 2018.

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Steve Irwin

    Steve Irwin was an Australian conservationist and TV personality who was fatally stabbed by a stingray barb while filming an underwater documentary in 2006.

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Brandon Bruce Lee

    Brandon Bruce Lee was the son of Bruce Lee who died in an on-set accident involving a prop gun while filming The Crow in 1993 at age 28.

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Les Harvey

    Les Harvey was the lead guitarist for Stone the Crows who was electrocuted on stage by an ungrounded microphone during a concert in 1972.

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Dimebag Darrell

    Dimebag Darrell was the ex-guitarist for Pantera who was shot and murdered on stage by a gunman while performing with his new band in 2004.

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Pedro Henrique

    Brazilian gospel singer Pedro Henrique collapsed and died onstage during a live performance. An official cause of death has not been released. However, it is suspected that the singer suffered a heart attack.

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