Grammy Award-Winning Singer, Meat Loaf Dies At Age 74
Grammy award-winning singer, Meat Loaf has died at the age of 74.
Joy Kalu 
Meat Loaf, the singer whose Bat Out Of Hell album is one of the best-selling of all time, has died at the age of 74.
The news was confirmed on the star's Facebook page by his family.
"Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side," a message read.
"We know how much he meant to so many of you and we truly appreciate all of the love and support as we move through this time of grief in losing such an inspiring artist and beautiful man," his family added.
"We thank you for your understanding of our need for privacy at this time.
"From his heart to your souls…don't ever stop rocking!"
Born to a family of gospel singers, the Dallas-born singer, born Marvin Lee Aday but also known as Michael, was best known for his Bat Out Of Hell trilogy, which sold millions of albums worldwide.
In the 90s, his hit I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) was the UK's best-selling single of 1993 and earned him a Grammy Award.
On-screen, he played Eddie in the 1975 musical film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, was bouncer Tiny in 1992's Wayne's World, and appeared opposite Brad Pitt as bodybuilder Robert Paulsen in 1999's Fight Club.
Bat Out Of Hell - which remains one of the top 10 best-selling albums of all time, alongside LPs by Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and the Eagles - was also adapted as a stage musical, written by a long-time collaborator Jim Steinman.
